Opposite the Dirty Dozen in the EWG report is what the group calls the “Clean Fifteen,” the produce that fared best in terms ...

Did you know that washing leafy greens under running water can slash pesticide residues by up to 77 percent?” It’s not a ...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an annual report looking at pesticide residue levels in food. The EFSA carried out a dietary risk ...

Tomatoes are a vegetable (though technically a fruit) that you don’t often see visible dirt on, like potatoes and other root ...

Health and science journalist Catherine Roberts analyzed seven years of USDA data for Consumer Reports to see which fruits and vegetables had the highest amount of pesticide residue. The fruits and ...

A new study suggests that washing fruit, a precautionary measure taken by many consumers, is not enough to remove toxic chemicals and pesticide residue. Published on Wednesday in the American ...

You may want to dig your peeler out of the back drawer. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel ...

A toxic pesticide linked to cancer has been discovered in tampons at levels 40 times above the legal limit for drinking water ...

Scientists have discovered dangerously high levels of a cancer-linked pesticide in UK tampons — tested at 40 times the safe ...

The researchers tested 15 boxes of tampons from UK retailers across a range of different popular brands. Glyphosate was found ...

The latest Economic Survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has revealed that earnings from fresh vegetable ...

Experts have tested 15 boxes of tampons from UK shops and supermarkets, including a range of popular brands, and found ...