Eating more produce with high pesticide levels exposes Americans to dozens of potential toxins, study says

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Researchers say some produce carries more pesticides than others. Here are 3 things to know 2:48

Eating a lot of fruits or vegetables with higher levels of pesticides may raise the levels of dozens of pesticides in your urine, according to a new study.

“We compared the amount of pesticides on fruits and vegetables to actual measurements of pesticides in people,” said lead study author Alexis Temkin, vice president of science for the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, a health advocacy organization that publishes a list of extremely contaminated produce dubbed the “Dirty Dozen.”

It’s part of the annual EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Prod