Every year the USDA puts out a list of fruits and vegetables they've tested for pesticide residues. This year apples topped the 'dirty' list. But that basic report doesn't give enough information and is unnecessarily alarmist -- imnsho. We don't know where the produce comes from, what pesticide practices the growers use, or when the last sprays occurred. We can only assume that the produce is being grown 'conventionally,' which means the growers may be using synthetic chemical sprays.
But now organic produce is starting to be tested. And guess what? Pesticide residue is being found in organic produce. Because 'organic' doesn't mean no pesticides. 'Organic' means that the pesticides used by that grower come from a specific list of approved weapons against bugs and fungi.
For more information, read this: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/06/18/137249264/organic-pesticides-not-an-oxymoron
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