An apple a day … could be filling your body with pesticides. A new study suggests that washing fruit, a precautionary measure taken by many consumers, is not enough to remove toxic chemicals and ...

University of British Columbia researchers have developed a natural, biodegradable wash that removed up to 96% of pesticide residue from fruit and slowed browning and moisture loss. This could mean ...

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Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

Researchers from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria, and the Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary, investigated the effects of environmental- friendly production ...

They are among the most widely consumed fruits in Spain and across Europe, and their healthy image has rarely prompted much suspicion. Yet a report published this week by Pesticide Action Network ...

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