Dirty Dozen
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About Dirty Dozen
Nearly three-fourths of the 6,953 produce samples tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014 contained pesticide residues - a surprising finding in the face of soaring consumer demand for food without synthetic chemicals.
This year's update of EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ reports that USDA tests found a total 146 different pesticides on thousands of fruit and vegetable samples examined in 2014. The pesticides persisted on fruits and vegetables tested by USDA - even when they were washed and, in some cases, peeled.
The USDA findings indicate that the conventional fruit and produce industries are ignoring a striking market trend: American consumers are voting with their pocketbooks for produce with less pesticide. Yet EWG’s Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ recognizes that many people who want to reduce their exposure to pesticides cannot find or afford an all-organic diet. It helps them identify conventionally grown fruits and vegetables that tend to test low for pesticide residues. When they want foods whose conventional versions test high for pesticides, they can make an effort to locate organic versions.
This year's update of EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ reports that USDA tests found a total 146 different pesticides on thousands of fruit and vegetable samples examined in 2014. The pesticides persisted on fruits and vegetables tested by USDA - even when they were washed and, in some cases, peeled.
The USDA findings indicate that the conventional fruit and produce industries are ignoring a striking market trend: American consumers are voting with their pocketbooks for produce with less pesticide. Yet EWG’s Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ recognizes that many people who want to reduce their exposure to pesticides cannot find or afford an all-organic diet. It helps them identify conventionally grown fruits and vegetables that tend to test low for pesticide residues. When they want foods whose conventional versions test high for pesticides, they can make an effort to locate organic versions.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Updated for 2016.
Updated for 2016.
Version update Dirty Dozen was updated to version 2016
Version update Dirty Dozen was updated to version 2015
More downloads Dirty Dozen reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update Dirty Dozen was updated to version 2014.1
What are users saying about Dirty Dozen
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Use this, especially if you have kids.
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Super to know which plants are more likely to be poisonous
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Naser Farid
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This app is just a list. But when you launch it, it has to load, keeping you waiting. It's clunky to find the whole list. And, it's tough to use on a phone because it's not a compact presentation. Finally, today I saw that EWG updated their list last week, but the app still shows last year's rankings. There's no updated app available. Why, if this takes so long to launch, is it not even updating? My new approach: PDF the list, create a shortcut to that file, and a reminder for every April to update the PDF.
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I think this is only according to food sampled in the USA where it is more mass produced than many places in the world and that usually means it gets more contaminated. Can you put a disclaimer somewhere visible that states the same list may not be accurate for European countries, or is it?
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This is the greatest way to shop and top know you are minimizing your pesticide intake!
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When is this app going to be updated to the new 2016 list?
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So glad I found this app!
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Very good
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Can't imagine life without this app!
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Why is this an app. Mobile version of site would be good. Scrolling is jittery. Information is not well organized. Accessing my photos and media, why?
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Doesn't work
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Scroll won't work good, clicking on links nothing happens
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When to buy organic produce
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please fix, I cannot even view the app, it crashes as soon as I click to open it.
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I think this is only according to food sampled in the USA where it is more mass produced than many places in the world and that usually means it gets more contaminated. Can you put a disclaimer somewhere visible that states the same list may not be accurate for European countries, or is it?
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Slower than the 2014 version, with huge fonts and spacing between items so you have to scroll more. A huge step back in design.
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I've opened this app while at the grocery store several times. It helps me make informed choices.
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The only app I've found with zero permissions - because why would this need them? [SEE EDIT NOTE BELOW] The list is helpful, but don't expect it to cover every produce item in the grocery store. Thanks for such a simple, informative app! [EDIT: oddly, since the new update the app needs access to USB drives, my files, and the internet. Why the change? Knocked off a star because of that alone.]
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Love the info, the new layout, love the convenience, well done! Thank you for all you do!
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So glad I found this app!
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Use the app all the time. Love it. Simple. Clean. Helpful.
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It won't let me view the lists! Love EWG, app isn't user friendly :(
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OnePlus One
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Updated my 2013 moto X to lollipop 5.1 and this stopped working.
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Really like your information, and the app is nice, but SEARCH WOULD BE GREAT!
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Very nice.
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Pesticides in food.
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Great info!
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Can't wait for updated 2015 list. Handy app, use it constantly in order to be able afford feeding my family healthily without breaking the bank and knowing which foods I can cut corners and buy that are not organic with less risk.
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SO helpful at the grocery store! It even saves me some time. I use this almost daily. Thanks to all who do the research to make it eaiser to keep our families and bodies healthier!
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Just wish it had more features like searching for a particular produce item.
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Thank you so much for creating this app!
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Very convenient to use, doesn't require access to any resource on the device.
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I hoped to see more on packaged foods.
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Good app
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The only app I've found with zero permissions - because why would this need them? The list is helpful, but don't expect it to cover every produce item in the grocery store. I've been able to use my common sense in conjunction with the info provided by this app - i.e. if regular potatoes make the dirty dozen, I should expect to exercise caution with sweet potatos as well. Thanks for such a simple, informative app!
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Oh Yeah...
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The only way to know which conventional fruits and vegetables are safe to eat and which are likely contaminated with toxic pesticides. And so handy have to have the list right on my cell phone while shopping so I always know which produce to buy organic!
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Corn is number two on the safe list and papayas are listed as well. 98% of the papaya in the US is gmo. I think those of us who would download this type of list don't want to eat pesticides or gmo.