In
addition to having up to 13 pesticides detected on the fruit, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis, conventional «strawberries have a large surface area and all those
tiny bumps, which makes the pesticides hard to wash off, so you're ingesting more
of those
chemicals,» explains Marion Nestle, PhD, a professor
of nutrition and public health at New York University and author
of What to Eat.