Your produce probably has pesticide residue on it

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Pesticides on your produce? It's more likely than you think.

A study by the Environmental Working Group found that around 70 percent of U.S. produce still has pesticide residue even after customers wash it, reports The Hill.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.