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By Reynard Loki *\[Editor’s note: The following list only considers pesticide residue on the produce itself\.\]* In 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tested 3,015 produce samples and found that almost two-thirds contained pesticide residues. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group for human health and the environment, calculated that USDA tests found a total 165 different pesticides on thousands of fruit and vegetables in the sampling. While these findings might increase your desire to always choose organic over conventionally grown produc…