EWG Explains: Fungicides and Citrus

Did you know that popular citrus fruits, like oranges, grapefruit and mandarins, might also come with a dose of hormone-disrupting fungicides?

Recent tests commissioned by EWG found two hormone-disrupting fungicides, imazalil and thiabendazole, on nearly 90 percent of conventionally grown citrus fruit samples. And more than half of the samples tested contained both fungicides.

To learn more about fungicides on citrus, check out EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ at ewg.org/foodnews.