Pregnant women, infants and children are at greatest risk, the panel warned. This widely used pesticide kills pests and injures humans by disrupting their nervous systems. Apples are the number one fruit eaten by children Apples, the number one fruit consumed by children, are a focus of the nation s current pesticide control efforts stemming from the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. In a second phase of tests now underway, EWG will examine apples, apple juice and other children s foods. If consumers knew which foods were higher in pesticides, they could shop to reduce their exposure.
Someone needs to give consumers unbiased information.
We hope that supermarkets will take the lead, but until then EWG will be testing foods for pesticides and telling consumers what we find. The cost will be minimal to stores, said Hettenbach, if EWG s experience is any indication. All Rights Reserved. Inc. All Rights Reserved.