2012 Dirty Dozen List

The Environmental Working Group just released the 2012 Dirty Dozen produce list. Click on the link to access the list of produce with the lowest and highest levels of pesticides.
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Contaminated Strawberries from California

Methyl iodide is a toxic chemical used in lab settings to grow cancer cells. The substance also reportedly causes late-term miscarriages and groundwater contamination. Yet despite these known risks and opposition from reputable scientists including six Nobel Laureates, California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) recently registered methyl iodide as a pesticide "safe" for use on the state's strawberry fields.

A coalition of farmworkers and environmental health organizations announced that they were filing a lawsuit challenging the state's approval of methyl iodide. 

Sources: Change.org