Several popular fruits and vegetables — including blueberries, bell peppers and green beans — have traces of harmful pesticides that could affect a person’s health, Consumer Reports warns in a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pesticides posed significant risks in popular choices such as strawberries, green beans, bell peppers, blueberries and potatoes, ...

Pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables are the top food safety fear among consumers in five countries. Scientists from the not-for-profit group CABI used survey data from 8,644 people in ...

Although we often hear about the dangers of eating produce with pesticide residues, bacteria are more likely to cause health issues. “What’s the best way to clean fresh produce?” someone asked. “I’ve ...

NEW YORK — A healthy diet includes ample portions of fruits and vegetables, but not the unhealthy dose of pesticides found in about one in five of the produce examined by Consumer Reports. An ...

Annual list of fruit and vegetables found to have the most pesticide residue is revealed by a nonprofit advocacy group. Spinach tops the the Environmental Working Group (EWG) 'Dirty Dozen' list with ...

Fruits and vegetables are some of the healthiest foods we can eat. But a new report from Consumer Reports reveals that they sometimes come with potentially harmful levels of pesticides. The good news ...

NEW YORK -- We know it's healthy to eat more fruits and vegetables. But a lot of produce contains pesticides. That's especially a concern for children because they're still growing and they metabolize ...

A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has raised concerns about food safety in Bengaluru, revealing heavy metal contamination and excessive pesticide residues in vegetables sold ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 1, 2019) The recently published report Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Fiscal Year 2017 Pesticide Report, from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), provides ...