Give These 12 Pesticide-Heavy Fruits and Vegetables an Extra Rinse

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from Northeastern and has toiled in nearly every aspect of the food business, including as a line cook in Rhode Island where he once made a steak sandwich for Lamar Odom. Right now he's likely somewhere stress-testing a blender or tinkering with a toaster. Anything with sesame is his all-time favorite food this week.

No matter where you get your fruits and vegetables, whether it's a fresh delivery, the organic aisle at the supermarket or straight from a local farm, they all need a good wash before you eat them.

Between bacterial ...