Most of the fruits and vegetables that we buy these days are laden with pesticides, insecticides, and synthetic preservatives unless if it’s organic. A normal regular wash is not enough to remove these pesticides from the vegetables.
According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), "high levels of pesticide residues can be toxic enough to cause long-term cancer, damage to the nervous and reproductive systems, birth defects, and severe disruption of the immune system."
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