The Dirty Dozen 2012: Foods with the highest levels of pesticide residue
233 voters participated in this survey
1. Are you familiar with the EWG 'Dirty Dozen' list?
Yes
23%
•
54 votes
No
77%
•
179 votes
2. Which of the following would you think had the highest levels of pesticide residue?
sweet bell peppers
20%
•
46 votes
cucumbers
22%
•
52 votes
apples
38%
•
89 votes
potatoes
20%
•
46 votes
6. Would the idea of pesticide residue make you think twice about purchasing fruit and vegetables?
Yes
59%
•
138 votes
No
41%
•
95 votes
7. The counter argument from the food lobby is that you'd have to eat tons of fresh fruit and vegetables for the trace amounts of pesticides to be harmful - so now what do you think?
The Dirty Dozen is good information to have, I'm going to stay away from the items on the list
27%
•
63 votes
The Dirty Dozen is good information to have, I'm going to look for organically grown varieties of the items on the list
39%
•
90 votes
The Dirty Dozen list will have no impact on my fruit and vegetable buying decisions
34%
•
80 votes

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