The 5 dirtiest foods


	The 5 dirtiest foods

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12-17-2008 9:52 AM

valann 47

I love peaches does washing get rid of pesticides?

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estimate that more than 2 million germy eggs (as in Salmonella
infected) get into circulation each year, sickening 660,000 people
each year and killing as many as 300</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-5-dirtiest-foods-327375/">Peaches</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-5-dirtiest-foods-327375/">experts warn that
peach skins are doused in pesticides before they make it to grocery
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sampled domestically grown cantaloupe, it found that 3.5 percent of
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