An apple a day … could be filling your body with pesticides. A new study suggests that washing fruit, a precautionary measure taken by many consumers, is not enough to remove toxic chemicals and ...

Traditional fruit-cleaning operations cannot wholly remove pesticides.” That’s the grim report from a recent research study ...

While this report was distressing on its own, a new study is showing that washing your produce does not remove all the pesticide residues found on food. The paper, published in the American ...

(NewsNation) — Simply washing your fruit isn’t enough to completely ... The presence of a detectible pesticide residue does not mean the residue is at an unsafe level,” the EPA notes on ...

It appears that washing fruit and vegetables is not enough to remove pesticides. Some will still remain on the surface, and the only way to completely get rid of them might be to peel them.

According to a study published in August, merely washing fruit is not sufficient to remove residual pesticides and toxic chemicals. Skip to content KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News ...