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Fruits and vegetables - pesticide risks
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.Published 9 March 20051 min read
Key points
- To help protect yourself and your family from pesticides on fruits and vegetables, remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables and then rinse the vegetables.
- Peel hard-skinned produce, or rinse it with lots of warm water mixed with salt and lemon juice or vinegar.
- Alternatively, you may want to buy and serve organic produce.
- Organic growers do not use pesticides to produce their fruits and vegetables.
Alternative names
Pesticides on fruits and vegetables
Information
To help protect yourself and your family from pesticides on fruits and vegetables, remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables and then rinse the vegetables.
Peel hard-skinned produce, or rinse it with lots of warm water mixed with salt and lemon juice or vinegar. Alternatively, you may want to buy and serve organic produce. Organic growers do not use pesticides to produce their fruits and vegetables.
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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