THE LIST
The 2025 Dirty Dozen™
Of the 47 items included in our analysis, these 12 fruits and vegetables were most contaminated with pesticides:
04
Grapes
05
Peaches
Peaches pack a punch when it comes to pesticide contamination
06
Cherries
07
Nectarines
08
Pears
Pears among the most pesticide-contaminated fruit in EWG’s Dirty Dozen™
09
Apples
Apples doused with chemical after harvest
10
Blackberries
Blackberries’ newcomer status on the Dirty Dozen comes after the USDA tested the fruit for the first time, in 2023.
11
Blueberries
Blueberries back on the Dirty Dozen™, with traces of several toxic pesticides
12
Potatoes
Potatoes – the most consumed vegetable in the U.S. – join this year’s Dirty Dozen
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