Some apples are so toxic that just one bite can deliver an unsafe dose of OPs to a child under five. Kids should eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, but emphasize those with fewer pesticides on them. Government tests show that red raspberries, strawberries, apples, and peaches grown in the United States and cantaloupe from Mexico are the foods most contaminated with pesticides. The fruits least contaminated with pesticides were watermelon, bananas, kiwi, pineapple, and domestically grown cantaloupe. The least contaminated vegetables include corn, onions and peas.
Organic food is the safest choice of all.
Cook dismissed food industry claims that banning or reducing the use of dangerous pesticides is impossible and would be costly to consumers. He cited an aggressive program by the nation's leading baby food company to eliminate pesticides from its product line. EWG's Cook asked. Gerber has banned most organophosphate insecticides, as well as other pesticides, from nearly all of its products. Gerber has done far more than the government requires to protect infants from pesticides.