Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen

Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen is a list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables that are most contaminated by pesticides. They encourage shoppers to buy these items organic.

In 2011, that list was:
 * 1. Apples
 * 2. Celery
 * 3. Strawberries
 * 4. Peaches
 * 5. Spinach
 * 6. Nectarines - imported
 * 7. Grapes - imported
 * 8. Bell peppers
 * 9. Potatoes
 * 10. Blueberries - domestic
 * 11. Lettuce
 * 12. Kale/collard greens

Related Sourcewatch

 * Environmental Working Group (EWG)
 * Alliance for Food and Farming

External Resources

 * 2011 EWG Pesticide Guide, Environmental Working Group.

External Articles

 * Tom Philpott, "Is the "Clean 15" Just as Toxic as the "Dirty Dozen"?," Mother Jones, June 21, 2011.
 * Marion Nestle, "Environmental Working Group’s “dirty dozen”, Food Politics, June 14, 2011.