While overall media and blogger coverage of the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list is a fraction of what it once was, we are still surprised by the stories that feature the Environmental Working Group’s messaging only without any balancing information at all.
At the Alliance for Food and Farming, we have tried to make finding produce safety and pesticide residue information easy with one-stop shopping at safefruitsandveggies.com where government reports and peer reviewed studies are posted. We have even condensed some of these studies down so they are quick and easy to reference. You can literally get the “other side of the story” by spending just a few minutes perusing the research section of our website.
But, what puzzles us more is that even a quick review of EWG’s website should raise questions about the credibility of the “Dirty Dozen” list and make one tilt their head in doubt. Just a few examples:
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