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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/15/health/dirty-dozen-produce-pesticides-2023-wellness/index.html[/url]

I am trying to focus on introducing more fruits and vegetables into my diet, but then I read stuff like the article above and it's frustrating. I feel like there's a middle ground but it's hard to tell what it is. Also, does thorough rinsing not help?

I will buy organic, but I don't necessarily prioritize it. Would like to hear common sense approaches.[/quote]

Look at the dirty dozen list from EWG.  Some fruits/veggies absorb pesticides and you should buy them organic - like apples.  Some don't, like bananas and you can buy those conventional.  [/quote]

This is absolutely not true. A close friend of mine works for the European Food Commission (a way better and stricter organization than what we have here), and if you could hear him talk about the pesticides sprayed on bananas, you would never eat one, let alone a non-organic one. And yes, some of those chemicals do penetrate through the peel/skin. [/quote]

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