Organic vs Conventional Produce - The Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 Explained

[@lorraineowens9547]

Dirty dozen: 1. O- kale- curly, red, Dino, black. 2. O- spinach 3. O- strawberries 4. O - nectarines 5. O- Peaches 6. O- apples 7. O- grapes 8. O - cherries 9. O- pears 10. O - tomatoes 11. O- potatoes 12. O - celery 13. O- bell pepper Clean 15: 1. Avocado 2. Sweet corn 3. Cabbage 4.broccoli 5. Pineapple 6.sweet peas 7. Papaya , asparagus, eggplant, kiwi, cantaloupe, watermelon, cauliflower, mushrooms, honey dew melon, onion.

[@t_share8032]

Thank you!

[@Isaidit129]

What about cucumbers

[@nikemaria1]

Thank you!

[@raya74]

I just wanna mention one thing about organic. Yes it can be more expensive but so are medical bills/prescription drugs so prioritize your health first. It's funny how people will always find money for other stuff they want/need but when it comes to food that's at the bottom of their list. Food is literally medicine. It actually affects your very DNA so that means what you eat literally makes you who you are. Also, organic can be even cheaper than conventional when it's on sale

[@josepantoja4070]

TRUE!

[@ToraTheGoldenRetriever]

Exactly!

[@geekypeeples9013]

💯🖐🏾❤️☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[@mikeyoung1002]

Food when properly balanced and prepared will eliminate the need for actual medicine; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE THRU NUTRITION 👍

[@zackc.8015]

If food is medicine what nourishes you?

[@MarciaHooley-fr7qj]

I saw a video where you can wash your berries and soak them in Vinegar for about 10 minutes, then rinse them & they will stay fresher longer. It really does work

[@adalinecosta6088]

Helpful list for anyone interested :) Thanks Bobby! Buy Organic: Kale Spinach Nectarines Apples Strawberries Tomatoes Potatoes Celery Bell Pepers Corn Sticker with a five digit number starting with 9 means it’s organic Buy Conventional: Avocado Cabbage Broccoli Pineapple Sweet Peas Papaya Egg plant Asparagus Kiwi Cantaloupe Coliflor Mushrooms Melon Onions Sticker with four digit code starting with 3 or 4 means it’s conventional

[@francesfoxbower7797]

adaline costa iiiiiiiii

[@kristinA-vn4nv]

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[@popeyegordon]

Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@kellysue3]

Thank you!

[@ashleypauley4582]

And grapes and pears was on the dirty dozen after strawberries.

[@kathrynstankiewicz5926]

Thank you for sharing. Last month I started exercising and eating ORGANIC. what a difference. My body feels soo much better.

[@johnanderson3700]

You can do a baking water, baking soda and white vinegar soak for 10 minutes, then rinse to remove a lot of pesticide from outer skin, and also from berries. Doesn’t impact flavor but helps clean up. I use even on organic berries as pesticides are difficult to remove from berries. Loutus used to make a machine that removed up to 90% of pesticides, but no longer sells it.

[@teeniequeenie8369]

Baking water???

[@teamworks969]

vinager and water, didn't know about the baking soda. Thanks for the tip.

[@nikemaria1]

Just baking soda in water for 15-20 min. should get rid of the filth....

[@melsongp9390]

I always buy organic carrots because they're grown in the ground and I heard they can have high pesticide level because of the ground they're grown in could be heavily saturated with pesticides.

[@moemoe859]

I've been trying to explain to my family how much better it is to eat in season.

[@chandaharkins4418]

We'll buy organic berries in the frozen section when they're out of season. The prices are pretty good at Wal-Mart. I'll just let a small bowl thaw in the fridge for our yogurt. Thanks for getting the word out! You guys work hard.

[@BobbyParrish]

thats the what you should do, good call~!

[@kathrynstankiewicz5926]

Thank you for sharing. I will do this

[@popeyegordon]

"The word" is a blatant lie. Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@alinanargun3988]

ya that's right. very affordable at Walmart but they aren't that tasty (( frozen fruits prbly tastier at trader Joe's

[@ScottAndrew]

Are blueberries considered dirty?

[@terrymontgomery6814]

I cannot believe how much better organic fruit tastes

[@2x2x40]

Is crazy

[@courtneymota]

I learn so much from your haul videos. The nutrition landscape is so confusing and I appreciate all the work you do so I can make quick and smart choices wherever I shop.

[@cecilialugo6188]

My Son is now watching your learning channel at 28 ....thumbs up to you!!!

[@pukway1385]

As someone who has worked in the grocery departments and packing centers for years, the line between conventional and organic is very porous. There are some fruits and vegetables that defy the labels because a label is just something someone adds (either at the packer or store) and you have to trust underpaid employees. Grow it yourself.

[@ridefree9160]

I have often thought this as well... we don't actually know what goes on at the packaging plants and farms etc... so the grower could slap organic stickers on conventional if they really wanted to without us knowing

[@laughinghyena888]

@@ridefree9160 i wouldn't say the grower, I think he's talking about the supermarkets

[@ridefree9160]

@@laughinghyena888 Yeah that makes more sense

[@jeffhoffmann3620]

Thnx for honesty

[@MarciaHooley-fr7qj]

Well if ya live in the city, ya just can't grow it yourself. It is best but not always practical

[@ritzafrancois4863]

Thanks for explaining the numbers for the organic produce! One thing I wanted to mention is that if you have a CSA or go to the farmers market most places are all organic! The cost seems like a lot upfront(especially the CSA) but if you think about the cost of getting those veggies at the grocery store you actually save a lot for organic.

[@sabrinapila943]

Organic celery at Aldi's is 2.49, they are the hearts

[@mlarson3455]

Dirty dozen Kale Spinach Strawberries Nectarines and Peaches Apples Grapes Cherries Pears Tomatoes Potatoes Celery Bell Peppers Clean 15 Avocado Sweet Corn Cabbage Broccoli Pineapple Sweet Peas Papayas Asparagus Kiwis Cantaloupe Any melons Cauliflower Mushrooms Onions

[@penelopelavender248]

Thank you

[@pamrussell1]

Your so nice...thank you

[@LiveLoveCHXBeach]

Appreciate!

[@osamahkiwan85]

Thanks buddy.

[@roxanaconception]

Aww!! AWESOME!!! Thanks!!!🥰

[@latonyajackson4295]

Thanks so much, Bobby, for this video. I was buying all veggies organic including cabbage, broccoli, melons, asparagus. My wallet thanks you for telling me I can back off organic with some of my purchases. Your videos are always fun, informative, and your recipes are delicious!

[@mistythompson4961]

THIS! Lifesaver! I’ve been stretched outside of budget and spending BANK on family of 6. THANK YOU!

[@memaniac1]

I’m so thankful for these videos. I was just diagnosed with a third auto immune disease and I’m just sick of being sick. I live an hour away from Whole Foods but I am so rural that I am able to grow most veggies. However, I had no idea where to start in WalMart- it’s a land mine of bad choices. Thank You!

[@Sarnum-ez2sd]

Yeahy!! Thanks! Im so glad now I know the best foods and to shop wisely and support organic farms 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ireneedmonds4712]

Can you give examples on how to prepare and eat the vegetables? Especially things like Kale or Zucchini? Thanks! LOVE your videos. I’m a single mom raised by a southern cooking woman lol. I have not a clue about healthy foods but I’m learning a lot from you so I can get myself healthy as well as keeping my son healthy and smart!

[@lindawientjes7015]

Proud of you Southern Mom!

[@messas3406]

Thank you so much, I have learned so much from you guys, my family is loving the cooking at home. God bless your family and friends. My pastor once told me that you know you are doing what God has appointment for you to do if; You like what you do; You are good at what you do; and You bless others doing it. Much love ❤️!

[@heatherbrown9206]

Great job boys!! I loved how y'all switched it up in the end with Art closing it out! 😄

[@aundreadalrymple714]

Guys. neither are boys.

[@breezybakeoven9346]

W🤩W! This was so informative. I had never heard of The Dirty Dozen or the Clean 15, what an amazing resource. I've had gut issues for the last 20 years and I'm trying to heal myself naturally and be more informed about what I am putting into my body, and luckily I have an incredible Dr who supports and educates me on this path. She had me start going organic on quite a few things a few years ago and I was amazed at the foods I could eat once again just by switching to organic, apples/apple juice, onions, oatmeal and other grains. But it can get very expensive, so it's great to know that not everything needs to be organic. I have found that Walmart has great organic produce, except their potatoes, I never have luck with them so I hit Whole Foods. Thanks again, great content you and your family and team are putting out there!!

[@madelenealvarez]

You know I had a pen and pad at hand. You guys always amaze with the incredible information you offer us. Thanks

[@Linettelj]

Teacher Maddy me too!

[@LACLAW00]

Google dirty dozen/clean 15. The USFA and other sites have printable lists or ones you can screen shot and keep on your phone.

[@BobbyParrish]

love it!

[@popeyegordon]

@@LACLAW00 Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@popeyegordon]

This is all you need to remember - Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@101sarahjane]

Bobby, thank you sooo much for all the hard work you and Art do to keep us up on these foods we eat every single day for nourishment. I consider you to be the "guru" of healthy eating. You bring it down to the nitty-gritty where everybody can understand and begin or continue to make changes in their diets to healthy eating. I'm definitely adding your book to my cooking library "front & center".

[@sarah.beauchamp3951]

Please allow me to add one thing: the list changes annually, usually March. It’s in my calendar to check the changes. Thank you!

[@popeyegordon]

Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@HazerGore1185]

This was very informative. Thanks Bobby! I’ve been looking forward to this video for a while. I always have wondered what I absolutely need to buy organic and what I can save money on buying conventional.

[@MrCoolmarketing]

There is a problem with the “Clean 15” which is a glaring mistake to me but maybe not to most people. That problem is how plants actually grow and produce their fruits or vegetable as the case may be. Way back in High School biology class you might remember that plants uptake nutrients and water from their roots either from soil or now from hydroponics. So the argument is that the skin or husk of the plant is very thick so the pesticide or herbicide won’t affect the meat of the fruit like with Avocados or Corn because of the husk. Well, after the plant is sprayed with pesticides and it doesn’t get through the thick skin what happens when it rains (or the fields or orchard is watered)? The pesticides are washed off the skin and stalk of the plant or tree and then it goes into the ground where the roots are. And now being dissolved those chemicals are carried by the water via the roots where those dissolved pesticides are carried inside the plant and deposited inside the flesh of the fruit or vegetable itself. So, is it still safe to eat Non-organic fruit and veggies? It is probably safer to eat organic ALL the time regardless of what the “Clean 15” argument would lead you to believe. Remember, the reason farmers use pesticides in the first place is to grow more and bigger crops which leads to them making more money. They care a whole lot less about your health then their own profitability! And who makes the list of the “Clean 15”? I bet whoever they are they are paid in part or in whole by people in the food industry, who all want to make more profit however they can! Also there are tons of benefits in the skins of many plants. For example there is 10 times the vitamin C in the peel of a lemon than in the flesh; and Kiwis pack more vitamins and minerals in the skin then the flesh does. Also things like Ginger and Turmeric root along the leaves of cauliflower and the stems of kale pack a great amount of folate and other nutrients that the fleshy parts are devoid of. And in the long run what costs more, Organic produce week to week, or a disease like cancer or some other crazy pain from one of the 14,000 diseases in modern Western civilization? I’ll pay for Organic now and save myself from the pain and hospital bills later… ;)

[@Kindiah]

Bruce Nelkin LMT I agree, besides organic ALWAYS tastes better!

[@fredwiley3731]

I was thinking the same thing. Plants absorb the water that contains the poisons. Melons and fruits are full of water. I live in small town, very few organics in stores. I read all labels and have quit eating many products in the stores. I think we are screwed but better off to watch what we eat. I think it is mostly genetic. Some people are just lucky and get good genes. My older sister seems to be lucky while my younger sis and I were not. We were all raised the same and all eat similar diets. Thanks for you comment.

[@sandyschoonover9051]

If organic food would cost less than pesticide food we could turn this country's health around quickly. If the kids McDonald's playground was removed from McDonald's and instead the playgrounnd was placed inside the Whole Foods Store or a Plant Based eating place that would make a big difference too!!

[@MrCoolmarketing]

@@sandyschoonover9051 Or, just stop going to McDonald's altogether! And then take your kids to any school's playground after school hours and let them play instead of eating. they will get much-needed exercise and less screen time!

[@liliaricci9348]

It surprises me that people don't realize this.

[@shelleypicott3239]

Definitely something to keep in mind....as I don't need anything else in my food that might potentially harm me long-term.

[@Bhdz15]

Hi Art and Bobby, I have a question are carrots, garlic, cilantro, parsley, squash, sweet potatoes, cucumber, beets, oranges, bananas, mangos ok to buy conventional or need to be organic? Thank you for the hard work you guys put in each video.

[@BobbyParrish]

garlic, squash, oranges, banana, mago..conventional!

[@alinanargun3988]

@@BobbyParrish is that ok ?

[@Monaou812]

Thank you so very much for your videos . They are helpful and enlightening. Appreciate you all for what you do! Keep spreading the word about this . I know I do!

[@mrsamine9713]

This video is very helpful I’m so thankful for all the details and work you and Art put in to make this information accessible to learn and watch!

[@chloetechamani6998]

Thank you for educating us on all this stuff.. I love love your show. You have changed the way I grocery shop and cook. My husband also loves your cooking recipes.

[@mdeporres19]

Great outro Artie!! Thanks so much for all you do guys. I've been following the Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen list for years now and this was a great review. When I want a fruit or veg out of season, I buy organic frozen, i.e. strawberries and blubs. Trader Joe's has great prices on organic frozen fruit. Also, Skillshare is great resource and a great deal. I am sharing the love!! Peace. ~kendra

[@carolcremer6235]

Don't know if it was my posting a few weeks ago to redo and explain more thoroughly about the produce section and the dirty dozen listings or many others with the same concern that got you to do this video, but thank you for posting this. I really love your channel and was hoping you would go over produce section again. It is very important to know about getting organic when possible, some think they can just wash off the chemicals, but the danger is they get inside the produce while growing.

[@bakmic4953]

Thank you, Bobby and Art! I’ve been waiting for this review! I know I can just look up the list myself… However, your added commentary and shopping tips are very helpful!

[@BobbyParrish]

thanks so much!

[@KeylinksTravelLife]

I looked for this one because you mention the dirty dozen a lot in your videos. I had no idea what you meant. But I took notes. Thanks again! You and your team are awesome!!!

[@aliaamj]

Art and Bobby, this video super smart and easy to us for a daily uses. Big thank you!

[@aliaamj]

Bobby, how can I send you a picture or a short video to you? @FlavCity with Bobby Parrish

[@lances.6850]

Hey Bobby do a video on the seasons, and the different fruits and veggies that are in season and not.

[@ilenesatchell5445]

In a future video, could you talk about how to wash produce to remove pesticides? Or if it isn't possible to remove them, can you explain why?

[@BobbyParrish]

good idea..it is possible ;)

[@RAAC60]

First, wash with regular water rubbing well the outer skin. Next, pour spring water and conventional white vinegar in a bowl. The mix is 4 to 1, water to vinegar. Submerge your vegies for 20 minutes in this mix. Next, rinse again with clean water. Voila! It will substantially reduce the pesticide residue, but it won't eliminate it 100%.

[@ilenesatchell5445]

@@RAAC60 Thanks! I'll put this into practice.

[@dertythegrower]

pesticides from chems usually are systemic.. meaning it cannot be washed as its in the literal cells of the plant

[@HaleyPrettyEyes100]

Use baking soda/powder submerged in cold water for about 10 minutes. It cleans my fruits/veggies so amazingly, it’s like it refreshes them and makes them more crisp (cucumbers for example/raspberries/blueberries etc) I suggest you look it up!! You can feel it after you’ve soaked them the outer layer of (almost looks and feels like) wax is gone!!

[@frugallyretired9960]

Good refresher - thanks. Like you said - buy seasonal and the organic prices aren't bad. Otherwise I try to buy frozen organic.

[@rachelsedgwick8322]

Bobby I love your videos! I get so excited when I get a notification ❤ I requested this video 😀😀😀

[@BobbyParrish]

i remember ;) thanks!

[@FallenTinkerFairie]

HEB carries bags of celery hearts. The company I work for supplies them. Also we ONLY do organic tomatoes. Look for the Mr. Lucky label with the horseshoe. We also have full traceability on our products.

[@tomdalton4016]

Question to the flava family !does anyone else scan their local supermarket for new products and read a bunch of labels when they just went to pick up two items you already know ? I now take for ever just to get milk and eggs lol

[@meman6964]

And you have to KEEP reading the label! Good products get bought out, new owner changes ingredients, consumer will not know unless KEEP reading label 🤢

[@vannadegruttola1876]

Me

[@janedoe3648]

I'm very proud of you😊

[@the925lady]

Yes, me too, but it takes less time as I start to know what to look for and what I can trust. If I miss something once and while, I remember no one is perfect and I am still eating waaaay better than before.

[@hardeepkaur2753]

Gardens health blessings Enjoy natural shine more light

[@cherylinchrist4826]

Thank you Bobby, I love your videos. I really get stressed wondering if spending more money on organic is worth it. So helpful.

[@salliebeard1899]

Great job guys....much love always. I'm grown most of my food these days....👍👌👏💞😁

[@cecilypratts8137]

Wow what an eye opener on everything! Thanks Bobby!!!

[@Nancy-iv1yj]

Thank you, Bobby and Art. # keep on cooking.

[@larrysbrain1627]

This guy is very cool! I really like his videos. The clean commercial cabbages probably has pesticides, because cabbage loopers devour cabbage all the time. Us organic home gardeners use bT to protect our vulnerable brassicas. ANyway, great video!

[@lizaw.7313]

I think it deserves to be mentioned how smooth you were on that escalator!

[@TheMysteryBoxHD]

your channel is the best thing since organic sliced bread with no sugar added

[@daniblackburn4895]

Yassss!! Thank you thank you thank you! I get so confused on this and want to make good choices that don’t break the bank. #keeponcookin, mad 💕, and ✌🏻!

[@jenniferdunn2273]

Exactly. Being on a budget makes shopping for organic a bit scary and confusing. I like that Bobby always keeps in mind the cost as well.

[@jenn9579]

I wash all my veggies and fruit in a vinegar mixture. 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon baking soda. I soak for 5 minutes then rinse well. I use vinegar for so many things. Thanks for all your good info Bobby. Haha...even bugs won't eat broccoli...yuck.

[@nina-xw6ku]

They had organic celery at aldi yesterday !

[@karenn993]

Really? I've never seen it at mine, but I'll look more closely. Thanks for the tip.

[@nina-xw6ku]

Karen Nennstiel our small aldi isn’t consistent and we have a very small organic produce section. Hope you find some veggies

[@teeniequeenie8369]

Good to know…I bought some kale yesterday and luckily the organic was the exact same price.

[@RememberME53]

Hey Bobby!! Love the videos and info! My girlfriend and I are really loving the fact that we are eating healthier and are more conscious to the ingredients that we eat everyday!! I’m a big fan of Beef Jerky ans was hoping maybe you could do a Beef Jerky video in the future? Would love to hear your take on what’s the healthiest and actually most beneficial when it comes to the Proteins!! Keep up the work!!

[@viramandybur4915]

Thank you , Bobby and Art...always a wealth of information!

[@TheQShow53]

As always great content! Never disappoint me! 👍🏼

[@rumissaxo1458]

Honestly, you guys are the best! Thanks for all the information!

[@anja7787]

Yes! Thank you. Can we peel the outer portion of apple and the nectarine/peaches etc

[@lockergr]

Anj A it gets nc the flesh so you need to buy the organic

[@BobbyParrish]

yup, gets in the flesh

[@popeyegordon]

All produce sold in the US is safe. It is all tested. Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@Ms79SunShine]

@@lockergr @Moussa Aili Since this is a video from a year ago, not sure if anyone will answer my question; but here goes... Does the "Dirty Dozen" list take into account GMO seeds where the herbicide is designed/engineered into the seeds and therefore grows through the fruit from said seeds? I.E... Seedless produce as anything w/o a seeds has been manipulated by man & therefore GMO. Specific example: "Organic Seedless Personal Watermelons" they look very to sell at WholeFoods, like seriously? Also, seeds equal life and consuming seedless produce is consuming lifeless & sterile produce) Especially, given the fact the #VermontLabelingBill was DOA in D.C. Do the makers of the list take these things into consideration?

[@debrawillbrandt7071]

Just a little correction. Celery grows above ground

[@L.Spencer]

He was just checking to see if we're paying attention. lol

[@fashionismypassiongirl660]

Love you! 💕💕💕 Yes, organic is the best especially for little munchkins at home. They need to eat clean, healthy and fresh! 😁👍🏻

[@BobbyParrish]

amen!

[@dougcorbett4933]

Great info! Love your channel and live your format. Keeps it interesting and engaging. I have always been interested in clean eating but was ignorant of so many things such as olive oils that are fake. I have changed a lot of my eating habits because of your posts! Thank you!!!!

[@dms8907]

I was so curious about this since you mentioned dirty doz clean 15 on Instagram..thanks Bobby best of class video

[@BobbyParrish]

too sweet of you!

[@popeyegordon]

Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@TXgigimom64]

Thank you for all of the work put into every video. So helpful and educative.

[@luzmarkley4353]

Thanks for reviewing the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15! Great info to know and it means savings you can feel good about! #mad💗 & ☮️... you all rocked it!

[@BobbyParrish]

thanks Luz!

[@popeyegordon]

Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@DO-wl1xz]

Thank you. Your way of teaching really resonates with me.

[@nancycowan6109]

That was very informative. Thank you. 🥑

[@kristenguardado1783]

Your videos are tha best!! Thanks again Bobby! And thank you for answering my question about GMO's the other day!

[@barbaradavis4675]

Bobby, I wash all my produce in a vinegar/water solution when I get home from the store. I don't have an Aldi's, Trader Joe's, Costco, etc in my town so I don't always have the choice of buying Organic. Doesn't the vinegar clean off the pesticides?

[@meowk5812]

Depends on the fruit. To answer in short, the answer is no. How would you get the pesticides that are on the inside of the fruit and veggies like strawberries, peaches, tomatoes, apples, etc.

[@simplesarahgirl9691]

This is what I was coming to ask.

[@z.z.7976]

Thank you for that video!!! I always was so confused if I should buy it organic or not... and now I know! 🙌🏻🙂

[@jdoe6414]

Was SHOCKED to hear that mushrooms are clean! Can you explain?

[@VoiceoverMomentum]

And if produce sticker is 5 digit starting with a 9 it’s irradiated. So memorize “hate 8, 9 is fine” I also say “ignore 4” but I do occasionally buy a clean 15 item.

[@JS-rn7km]

Thanks for the review. Great reminders for me when considering how to spend my food dollars on produce for my children as well as myself.

[@irmakalember3709]

Hey thanks for sharing and texting us Bobby and Art. 2 awesome people.

[@pamelajones4412]

Spinach and kale will be organic from now on thanks for the video

[@robinholbrook8296]

My Aldi is closed for construction. Putting in Freezers. My favorite store to

[@dianneroy3208]

What if you soak your fruit and veggies in vinegar and water?

[@dana102083]

Wont get contamination in the flesh of the fruit..

[@BobbyParrish]

thats too long, but a short soak does help the exterior

[@tarasimon373]

Love you guys and have been preaching the dirty dozen and clean 15 for years. Thanks for the latest update I just sent it to a bunch of folks!

[@SimplyaLady92]

About time! Thanks B, I appreciate this video

[@michelesimko7541]

Would be nice if you covered what veg and fruit should not be refrigerated and how to store in and out of frig

[@arsenal78910]

Bobby, you're a legend. Keep up the great work.

[@popeyegordon]

He's a filthy liar. Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears in an ‘already anxiety-ridden world’ An open letter to Mr. Ken Cook, President - Environmental Working Group Your announced plan to release the so-called “Dirty Dozen” list under current circumstances is misguided and concerning. As you are well aware, this list is not only scientifically unsupportable but peer reviewed research has shown it negatively impacts consumers and discourages consumption because it erroneously raises produce safety fears. On behalf of the organic and conventional farmers we represent, we ask that you rethink your decision to release and promote this list due to its undermining effect on health efforts to increase consumption of the very foods we are urged to eat more of to boost immunity and prevent illness. Now is not the time to release more inaccurate and fear-based messaging into an already anxiety-ridden world. In addition, your list has been repeatedly discredited by scientists. A peer reviewed analysis has shown that your organization follows no established scientific procedures in the development of the so-called list. Moreover, this analysis found that your list’s recommendations to substitute organic forms of produce for conventional forms does not reduce risk to consumers simply because residues are so low, if present at all, on conventional fruits and vegetables. Further, calling fruits and vegetables “dirty” is exceptionally disrespectful to organic and conventional fruit and vegetable farmers. These are the farmers who continue to work hard every day to ensure Americans (as well as citizens in other countries) have an adequate and accessible supply of food in these very troubling and uncertain times. It should be noted that the government has deemed farmers and farm employees as “essential” to our nation’s security - something most of us have recognized for a long long time. Mr. Cook, we all must adapt to this evolving environment, make difficult decisions and change. We have called on you previously to abandon releasing this list. But, now more than ever, we ask for your leadership to stop your organization’s practice of knowingly stoking misplaced food safety fears and denigrating the work of farmers through the release of this list. Now is the time to put consumers first and support their choices whether they choose organic or conventionally grown produce. Now is the time to use your organization’s considerable resources to help promote a healthy diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables. With only one in 10 Americans eating enough each day, the EWG could help make positive and important strides in improving diets. Please, do the right thing. Teresa Thorne, Executive Director Alliance for Food and Farming www . safefruitsandveggies . com/blog/an-open-letter-to-ewg/

[@Onecent703]

I discovered that many vegetables labeled as organic are sprayed with a preservative AFTER grown organically!!! If in doubt place a vegetable in the refrigerator and if it doesn’t shrivel in a couple days, it’s been sprayed. It’s the growers way around being able to label as organically grown but longer shelf life with the preservative, ugh😫

[@bdedelow1]

I was curious what you buy for bananas and carrots? I'm guessing conventional for bananas because of the peel....

[@deannaperry3574]

He did say anything with a thick peel is ok to buy convention as it protects the pesticides from penetrating the flesh/food inside

[@BobbyParrish]

carrot..organic..banana..conventional

[@bdedelow1]

@@BobbyParrish thank you! 👍😊

[@aromaofhope]

It's interesting to me that cabbage and broccoli are on the clean fifteen because they are the buggiest plants in the garden! But there are several non-toxic ways to control the bugs on them that are probably as cost effective in the long run as using pesticides. Not sure why kale was not included with these, although there are a lot more nooks and crannies for pesticides to settle in. I've read that's why peppers are on the dirty dozen list because the pesticides settle into the little crevices around the bottom. Oddly, in my little dab of gardening experience, I've never found bell peppers to be very prone to bugs.

[@Still-Learning]

Hey Bobby...Can you use your influence to persuade Amazon or Trader Joe's, or Aldies, etc to open stores in the hood or the trailer park (impoverished areas of the country)? In those markets it's likely that 99.9% of the foods are of the dirty variety. It would be a true statement of altruism if these stores would help those that need the most help. Keep learning.

[@elizabetharagon6276]

😪 and then they expect them to be healthy, that is Bull!!

[@Still-Learning]

@@elizabetharagon6276 Hi Elizabeth. It's quite possible "they" don't want "them" to be "healthy". It's been my observation that many of the nation's systems profit from the ignorance of the masses. Ignorance meaning not understanding how the machine works, but being required to steadily feed the machine a diet of programmed behavior. If a person is malnourished, their physical and mental health cannot be as effective as nature intended and therefore more susceptible to inaccurate programming (TV, music, movies, media). These behaviors become fodder for the machine which produces profit for the machine operators. Is the land we occupy really One Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and JUSTICE for ALL? Ask the opinion of those that govern Appalachia, the trailers, the hood, and the reservations. Keep Learning

[@Bizeecentral]

another word of caution about double checking organic produce in the grocery store. After checking the PLU code, the 4-5 digit number on the produce, check to make sure the sticker is hard to get off. If its easy to get off, and you can move it off the produce with your finger and its hardly adhesive, run forest run as Bobby would say. Some people will swap the stickers between the conventional and organic produce so they can pay the conventional price for the organic produce so when your getting organic produce you could actually be getting conventional. Just another thing to look out for

[@millymonster16]

Walmart usually has avocados for about 98 cents

[@maureengannaway8635]

I'm glad I stayed up late to learn so much about fruits and veggies. Thx for this info I will be passing it on .

[@jenniferdunn2273]

Love all your videos and advice. Thanks so much for this one. I've been trying to switch my diet due to arthritis and inflammation issues. Thanks for the website to check on these produce items as well. Very helpful. :-)

[@stacyhackney6100]

Thanks guys. I feel the love. 🙂

[@bgrwl45]

hi bobby I have a question please how do we actually know that a produce is actually organic just because it has an organic sticker on it. thank you

[@BobbyParrish]

that is strictly enforced, you can trust it otherwise they will get in huge trouble!

[@popeyegordon]

@Serena Sinti No. Ignore those PLU stickers which are not for consumer use.

[@popeyegordon]

@@BobbyParrish 43% of all organic foods sold in the US got in big trouble for containing prohibited substances when they were actually tested: www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/07/22/fraud-or-drift-usda-finds-43-percent-of-organic-foods-contain-prohibited-substances/

[@chocomaniac61]

Great video! Thank you so much for going over the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15!

[@CAnn-rt5gu]

Your hard work on these videos is so appreciated Guys!! Never doubt! I'm sharing because I know family members are concerned about this topic and the video is a great reinforcement! #MADLOVE+q

[@BobbyParrish]

thanks for sharing!

[@lizaw.7313]

That kid throwing a fit in the background had me rollin🤣

[@susie7336]

Liza Grace I’m always distracted by what’s going on in the background

[@jamesledbetter6107]

I was recently diagnosed with good old high cholesterol and started looking for healthier foods. Bobby Parrish I say thank you for what you do. Its helpful fo me but man I can't believe the poison in the food supply. You are helping me navigate the grocery store.

[@shinytomoon]

Wow I'm so early! (Also I recently got avocados 2 for $1 at Sprouts)

[@cherbearzz]

froodytowel Yess!! They have them on sale frequently! 😊

[@maxinef6654]

Love ❤️ Sprouts.

[@dana102083]

Omg.. Theyre 2 for 5 where i am in canada...costco bags are 8.99 :(

[@BobbyParrish]

@@dana102083 brutal..no love for our friends up north!

[@dana102083]

@@BobbyParrish celery is 6.99 :( shipping is horrid..

[@rdavis6915]

THANK YOUUUU SOOOO MUCH for sharing your knowledge with us especially about "Skill Share". All God's best to you, your wife, Dessi & your daughter, Rose Honey. She has such an organic name!

[@Stefan-o6d]

hey bobby! have you seen the list of pesticides that are cleared by the FDA for organic farming in the USA? i’ve seen studies showing that some of these organic ones are even MORE harmful than conventional ones like glyphosate. apparently, just because produce is organic doesn’t mean it’s pesticide- free. what is your take on this?

[@sandrabrown2132]

qcumbaa I just watched a video where he addresses this. I will just buy what I can afford and wash them like crazy. I am not paying 3.99 a pound for apples>

[@jenniferraymond3913]

qcumbaa interesting!!! I would like to know that too. I eat a lot of organic produce.

[@jessicamaldonado82]

Organic produce is too expensive ....well for my budget ...anyways I agree too w Sandra Brown ...what about when you r e on a budget.....I guess for me I'll pick organic only if I can afford the rest I'll wash baking soda vinegar .....it's good to know we have more choices thou...

[@popeyegordon]

*The HUGE list of pesticides and chemicals permitted for organic farming under the USDA Organic Standard is so long it can't be pasted here intact.* Note inclusion of highly toxic copper sulfate, 900+ times more toxic than glyphosate: www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9874504b6f1025eb0e6b67cadf9d3b40&rgn=div6&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.7&idno=7 THE FULL LIST FILLS YOUR SCREEN SIX TIMES AS YOU SCROLL DOWN THROUGH IT!! I condensed the first section of the list by removing spaces between line items but there is another huge list for substances used on farm animals and lists for other uses as well. §205.601 Synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production. (a) As algicide, disinfectants, and sanitizer, including irrigation system cleaning systems. (1) Alcohols. (i) Ethanol. (ii) Isopropanol. (2) Chlorine materials-For pre-harvest use, residual chlorine levels in the water in direct crop contact or as water from cleaning irrigation systems applied to soil must not exceed the maximum residual disinfectant limit under the Safe Drinking Water Act, except that chlorine products may be used in edible sprout production according to EPA label directions. (i) Calcium hypochlorite. (ii) Chlorine dioxide. (iii) Sodium hypochlorite. (3) Copper sulfate-for use as an algicide in aquatic rice systems, is limited to one application per field during any 24-month period. Application rates are limited to those which do not increase baseline soil test values for copper over a timeframe agreed upon by the producer and accredited certifying agent. (4) Hydrogen peroxide. (5) Ozone gas-for use as an irrigation system cleaner only. (6) Peracetic acid-for use in disinfecting equipment, seed, and asexually propagated planting material. Also permitted in hydrogen peroxide formulations as allowed in §205.601(a) at concentration of no more than 6% as indicated on the pesticide product label. (7) Soap-based algicide/demossers. (8) Sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate (CAS #-15630-89-4)-Federal law restricts the use of this substance in food crop production to approved food uses identified on the product label. (b) As herbicides, weed barriers, as applicable. (1) Herbicides, soap-based-for use in farmstead maintenance (roadways, ditches, right of ways, building perimeters) and ornamental crops. (2) Mulches. (i) Newspaper or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks. (ii) Plastic mulch and covers (petroleum-based other than polyvinyl chloride (PVC)). (iii) Biodegradable biobased mulch film as defined in §205.2. Must be produced without organisms or feedstock derived from excluded methods. (c) As compost feedstocks-Newspapers or other recycled paper, without glossy or colored inks. (d) As animal repellents-Soaps, ammonium-for use as a large animal repellant only, no contact with soil or edible portion of crop. (e) As insecticides (including acaricides or mite control). (1) Ammonium carbonate-for use as bait in insect traps only, no direct contact with crop or soil. (2) Aqueous potassium silicate (CAS #-1312-76-1)-the silica, used in the manufacture of potassium silicate, must be sourced from naturally occurring sand. (3) Boric acid-structural pest control, no direct contact with organic food or crops. (4) Copper sulfate-for use as tadpole shrimp control in aquatic rice production, is limited to one application per field during any 24-month period. Application rates are limited to levels which do not increase baseline soil test values for copper over a timeframe agreed upon by the producer and accredited certifying agent. (5) Elemental sulfur. (6) Lime sulfur-including calcium polysulfide. (7) Oils, horticultural-narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils. (8) Soaps, insecticidal. (9) Sticky traps/barriers. (10) Sucrose octanoate esters (CAS #s-42922-74-7; 58064-47-4)-in accordance with approved labeling. (f) As insect management. Pheromones. (g) As rodenticides. Vitamin D3. (h) As slug or snail bait. Ferric phosphate (CAS # 10045-86-0). (i) As plant disease control. (1) Aqueous potassium silicate (CAS #-1312-76-1)-the silica, used in the manufacture of potassium silicate, must be sourced from naturally occurring sand. (2) Coppers, fixed-copper hydroxide, copper oxide, copper oxychloride, includes products exempted from EPA tolerance, Provided, That, copper-based materials must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation in the soil and shall not be used as herbicides. (3) Copper sulfate-Substance must be used in a manner that minimizes accumulation of copper in the soil. (4) Hydrated lime. (5) Hydrogen peroxide. (6) Lime sulfur. (7) Oils, horticultural, narrow range oils as dormant, suffocating, and summer oils. (8) Peracetic acid-for use to control fire blight bacteria. Also permitted in hydrogen peroxide formulations as allowed in §205.601(i) at concentration of no more than 6% as indicated on the pesticide product label. (9) Potassium bicarbonate. (10) Elemental sulfur. (j) As plant or soil amendments. (1) Aquatic plant extracts (other than hydrolyzed)-Extraction process is limited to the use of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide; solvent amount used is limited to that amount necessary for extraction. (2) Elemental sulfur. (3) Humic acids-naturally occurring deposits, water and alkali extracts only. (4) Lignin sulfonate-chelating agent, dust suppressant. (5) Magnesium sulfate-allowed with a documented soil deficiency. (6) Micronutrients-not to be used as a defoliant, herbicide, or desiccant. Those made from nitrates or chlorides are not allowed. Soil deficiency must be documented by testing. (i) Soluble boron products. (ii) Sulfates, carbonates, oxides, or silicates of zinc, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and cobalt. (7) Liquid fish products-can be pH adjusted with sulfuric, citric or phosphoric acid. The amount of acid used shall not exceed the minimum needed to lower the pH to 3.5. (8) Vitamins, B1, C, and E. (9) Sulfurous acid (CAS # 7782-99-2) for on-farm generation of substance utilizing 99% purity elemental sulfur per paragraph (j)(2) of this section. (k) As plant growth regulators. Ethylene gas-for regulation of pineapple flowering. (l) As floating agents in postharvest handling. Sodium silicate-for tree fruit and fiber processing. (m) As synthetic inert ingredients as classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for use with nonsynthetic substances or synthetic substances listed in this section and used as an active pesticide ingredient in accordance with any limitations on the use of such substances. (1) EPA List 4-Inerts of Minimal Concern. (2) EPA List 3-Inerts of unknown toxicity-for use only in passive pheromone dispensers. (n) Seed preparations. Hydrogen chloride (CAS # 7647-01-0)-for delinting cotton seed for planting. (o) As production aids. Microcrystalline cheesewax (CAS #'s 64742-42-3, 8009-03-08, and 8002-74-2)-for use in log grown mushroom production. Must be made without either ethylene-propylene co-polymer or synthetic colors.