If you've heard or read anything about the pesticide residue on fruits and vegetables, you're probably diligent about making sure the produce you purchase gets cleaned before you eat it.

Supermarkets and farmers markets may offer organic options, but they are too expensive for average household. It's also important to note that even produce labeled "organic," including offerings from growers who are 100 percent reputable, doesn't guarantee that pesticide residue hasn't made contact with the fruits, veggies and herbs. 

What Pesticides Should You Be Concerned About?

  • Phenoxy herbicides have been linked to three distinct types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), as well as developmental and reproductive problems.
  • Carbamate insecticides, organophosphorus and organochlorine insecticide, are also positively associated with NHL.
  • Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world, has been linked to systemic toxicity, disruption of your microbiome, mineral deficiencies and increased cancer risk.

What are the ways to wash Fruits & vegetables?

  1. Washing in running water removes nearly 50 percent of the toxins.
  2. Several companies have stepped up with solutions touted to swish your fruits and veggies clean so you can eat them without worrying. 

Two such products are:·        

  • Health Potion - Organic Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner (500 ml)
  • Bubbles Natural - Vegetable and Fruit Wash Liquid (500 ml)

    3. White Vinegar: Washing your produce with white vinegar is another option that will help ensure the cleanest food possible in nearly every situation. So, when you buy cherries, spinach, cherry tomatoes, celery, cucumbers and other produce now listed on the most-contaminated fruits and vegetables list, even if they've been grown organically, try this method:·   
  • Fill a large bowl with four parts water to one part white (not apple cider) vinegar.
  • Soak the produce in the mixture for 20 minutes.
  • Rinse the fruit or vegetables in clean, running water.

Again, this method won't remove every particle of pesticide residue, but it will eliminate a lot of it, along with bacteria that might be present. Don't worry about the foods tasting like vinegar, because they don't.

4. OZONIZER: For a more high-tech method of doing the same you can use commercially available “Ozonizer".