Prioritizing your organic dollars - shopping guide from the Environmental Working Group


	Prioritizing your organic dollars - shopping guide from the Environmental Working Group

Lexica

3-8-2009 11:42 PM

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Even if you'd like to buy 100% organic, it's not always economically feasible. So where does it matter most? This printable guide from the EWG lists the 12 best and worst produce items, in terms of pesticide contamination.

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								<P>• <A href="http://www.foodnews.org/index.php">Get the Guide!</A></p> <P>• <A href="http://www.foodnews.org/methodology.php">What's the difference?</A></p> <P>• <A href="http://www.foodnews.org/reduce.php">Reducing exposure is smart</A></p> <P>• <A href="http://www.ewg.org/content/clip/224">News clips</A></p> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.foodnews.org/img/40A7D6B7-5E91-4E77-934F-986F87C0B283" alt="Support EWG - Donate Now" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php"><H3 class="greentext">
					The Full List: 43 Fruits & Veggies
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					Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
				</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php">growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php">shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php"><H4 class="greentext">
					Will Washing and Peeling Help?
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					How This Guide Was Developed
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