EWG’s Dirty Dozen losing its ability to scare consumers 

- Featured
The produce industry always dreads the release of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Dirty Dozen, as part of its Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.

Ag groups write in support of EPA

- Analysis
The letter from many ag groups, dated November 14, is addressed to the Congressional leadership of both houses. It is in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Westfalia creates a buzz using insects for natural pest control in orchards

- General News
Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of fresh vegetables and fruit is embracing entomology for sustainability, with a pioneering project in Chile rearing insects to naturally control agricultural pests such as Mealybugs and White scale.

AFF combats attempts to distort FDA’s pesticide residue findings

- General News
Enter certain activist groups and their disinformation about the FDA residue report.

AFF says FDA 2020 pesticide residue report should give consumers confidence

- General News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2020. The FDA found that 96.8% of domestic foods were compliant with the pesticide tolerances set by the EPA. No pesticides were found in 40.8% of the domestic samples.

Organic agriculture makes biopesticides more vital

- Analysis
To many consumers, they are a nest of evils. To growers, they are valuable tools that cannot be eliminated without grave difficulties. They are pesticides.

Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen released for 2022

- General News
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its contentious Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen annual guides for consumers to avoid pesticide residues.

The door closes on chlorpyrifos—for now

- Analysis
February 28 marked the end of the legal use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the U.S.

Questions for EWG (Yes, we’re trying again)

- Analysis
For over 25 years, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its so-called “dirty dozen” list, which inaccurately disparages popular, affordable and more accessible fruits and vegetables.

EWG on the Dirty Dozen

- Analysis
I will be looking into the Dirty Dozen in a feature article in the May/June issue of “Produce Blueprints” magazine, but as an advance taste, I thought I would share some excerpts from an email interview with Alex Formuzis, senior vice president, communications and strategic campaigns for the EWG.