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Love it or hate it, the Dirty Dozen has influence
The annual release of the Environmental Working Group’s so-called Dirty Dozen sets a lot of teeth on edge in the...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 19, 2021
Pamela and Greg discuss a flourishing blueberry market, the danger of the Dirty Dozen for fresh produce consumption, and Pamela’s...
Dirty Dozen, Clean 15 lists released for 2021
The Environmental Working Group has released its controversial Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists of fresh produce items that consumers...
‘Dirty Dozen’ list scientifically unsupportable, hurts consumers
(Watsonville, CA) Peer reviewed research and a survey of registered dietitians has shown the potential negative impact on fruit and...
Countdown to the release of the Dirty Dozen
With the expected release next month of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, also known...
Behind the disjuncture on produce safety
“Jen insists that we buy organic vegetables,” indie rock artist Courtney Barnett says in her song “Dead Fox.” “And I...
Produce passes another pesticide test
Yet another comprehensive test of fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues gives them a clean bill of health. Nearly 99...
Reports from a disapproving mom
I don’t enjoy reading Consumer Reports: it has the editorial tone of a disapproving mom. But I have subscribed to...
Et tu, Consumer Reports?
By the time the annual Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce (AKA Dirty Dozen) comes out every spring, the produce...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 27, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss the next few weeks in retail sales, and what’s in store for fresh produce, consumer myths...
PBH slams fear-inducing Dirty Dozen
From Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, President and CEO Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 It’s that time again....
Dirty Dozen even more tone deaf than usual
I could tell we were coming up on the Dirty Dozen when I started to see more pre-release rebuttals in...
Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen lists updated for 2020
The Environmental Working Group released its annual Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce, also known as the Dirty Dozen and...
Tour Guests Refute the “Dirty Dozen” List
PRESS RELEASE Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) 2018 Produce Safety tour guests, Jessica Crandall Snyder, RDN and Dr. Joan...
Updated website provides tools for countering food safety fears
The redesign of the Alliance for Food and Farming’s safefruitsandveggies.com gives consumers — and more importantly, nutrition professionals — better...
When media swallows the Dirty Dozen
It turns out mom was wrong, and I’m not supposed to eat my veggies because they’re toxic! It’s a silly...
Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen lists released
Saying nearly 70 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. contain pesticide residue, the Environmental Working Group...
Studies contradict “Dirty Dozen” unsafe implication
PRESS RELEASE Since 1995, an activist group has released a so-called “dirty dozen” produce list. However, peer reviewed studies show...
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