Some of your favorite produce might be dicier to eat than assumed.
Bell peppers, watermelons, and blueberries were some of the most exposed produce.
Pesticides are routinely used to control populations of insects and other pests that can infest or harm our crops.
Bell peppers were one of the problem fruits deemed to have a high risk of dangerous pesticide exposure.Image: AlexeiLogvinovich (Shutterstock)
Some examples of low-risk produce were mushrooms, oranges, peaches, scallions, and canned tomatoes.
So we take a precautionary approach to verify we dont underestimate risks.
Not everything in the report is doom and gloom.
Nearly two-thirds of the produce were judged to be low-risk.
And much of the danger seems to come from only a few pesticides across a low number of crops.
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