New York: Nearly 20 percent of fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables contain dangerous levels of pesticides, a newly published report has revealed.
An analysis by the non-profit organization Consumer Reports found that popular vegetables and fruits such as strawberries, green beans, capsicum, blueberries and potatoes have high levels of pesticide residues.
Green beans in particular use a pesticide that has not been approved for use in more than 10 years, the report’s authors said in a news release.
The report also states that most of the most contaminated fruits are strawberries, especially those that have been frozen. A report by CNN also confirms the research done by the researchers. CNN reports that the reason strawberries have a higher proportion of pesticides is because they grow lower to the ground and are therefore more accessible to pests.
Strawberries often appear at the top of the list of vegetables and fruits contaminated with pesticides.
