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Pesticides on Peaches: What We found

Chicago Tribune
Published August 12, 2009

Excerpt: When the U.S. Department of Agriculture tested hundreds of regular washed peaches in 2008, it found residue from dozens of pesticides still on them. Some consumers try to avoid pesticide exposure by buying organic or buying produce at local farmers markets. The Tribune gathered samples of both and sent them to a lab to see how they matched up to the conventional peaches tested by USDA. Go here for more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0812_peaches_graphicaug12,0,71875...
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