Last month I had shared a report on a list of the fruits belonging to dirty dozen and clean fifteen. Today I am sharing my views on it.

We consume different fruits each day, some of them may be listed in Clean fifteen while other may be listed in dirty dozen. We can’t avoid consuming these fruits just because they are listed in the dirty dozen list. Suppose, my favorite fruit is Strawberry I can’t avoid consuming it thinking it’s one of the fruits under the category of dirty dozen. The best method to get rid of pesticide residue is the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and other products that are produced organically.

The organic method of production is one of the safe and eco-friendly methods of production. An organic method of crop production ensures the better health of plants as well as consumers. When you visit the market for buying any fruits and vegetables, we should make sure that are buying fruits and vegetables that are safely produced.

As we all are familiar with the fact that the world population is increasing day by day. Organic agriculture may be challenging for organic agriculture to feed this growing population day by day. If we are obliged to consume the fruits and vegetables that are produced inorganically, we must be familiar with the term Pre-harvest interval (PHI) or Waiting Periods. PHI is the time required to reduce the pesticide residues concentration below its prescribed MRL. The maximum residue limit (MRL) is the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue that is legally permitted in or on food commodities and animal feeds. The different pesticide has a different waiting period.  If the pesticides are applied to the food commodities, they should be available to the market only after the pesticides used have crossed the waiting period.