Paul Saladino· MD
Most pesticide contaminated fruit/vegetables: 1. Spinach, the worst of them all. 75% of conventional samples contained permethrin, a neurotoxic pesticide banned in Europe.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Most pesticide contaminated fruit/vegetables: 1. Spinach, the worst of them all. 75% of conventional samples contained permethrin, a neurotoxic pesticide banned in Europe.
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75% of non-organic samples contain permethrin (neurotoxic insecticide banned in Europe).