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=EWG research has found that people who eat the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables consume an average of 10 pesticides a day. What do you know about the 'Dirty 47'? = 
 * The dirty 47 is a list of 47 fruits and vegetables with multiple pesticides. The list contains the worst as number 1, having the most pesticides, and 47 as the lowest. Most of the foods we eat have been grown with the use of pesticides. Therefore, pesticide residues may be present inside or on the surfaces of these foods. The EPA, [|Environmental Protection Agency], evaluates studies conducted over different periods of time that measure specific types of pesticide effects on humans. These tests are evaluated to screen for potential health effects in infants, children and adults****. Some people think eating conventional fruits does not harm them much but ignoring the facts of pesticide ingestion is not going to protect them from health issues in connection with pesticides later in life. People think by washing and peeling these fruits they will get rid of all the pesticides. But all that does is to wash off some of the wax and checmicals and if they peel their fruits they even get rid of most of the nutrients. It is best to go organic if you buy fruits and vegetables buy using the guide provided by the EWG! If you can't afford to buy organic all the time at least buy the vegetables and fruit that are lowest in pesticides on that list.**