More than 50 different pesticides, some of which are linked to serious health hazards, were detected on nonorganic produce in this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list.

The group’s Dirty Dozen has two new additions — blackberries and potatoes.Nonorganic or conventional blackberries and potatoes came in at No. 10 and No. 12, respectively, on the 2025 list.

The legacy produce still topped the latest “Dirty Dozen” list. Spinach ranked No. 1, with more pesticide residue by weight than any other type of produce, and strawberries followed at No. 2.

Both the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen are available at Environmental Working Group’s website, ewg.org. Don’t be tempted to wash produce with soap or cleaning solutions.

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In fact, the “Dirty Dozen” list authors admit that their list does not assess risk nor do they apply basic tenets of toxicology in the development of their list.