Health experts and scientists say produce, grown either conventionally or organically, is safe to eat for you and your children. Not only are conventionally and organically grown fruits and vegetables safe and nutritious, Americans should be consuming more of these, not less, if they hope to reduce their risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

We reached out to toxicologists with the University of California Personal Chemical Exposure Program. These scientists provided us with information on how much of 19 produce items a man, a woman, teenager or a child could eat and still not consume enough pesticide residues to reach a level where an adverse effect could be observed. For purposes of creating a “worst case scenario” the scientists calculated the numbers using the highest pesticide residue found on 19 popular produce items tested through the USDA’s Pesticide Data program.

Use this calculation tool to see how many servings a man, woman, teen or child could consume and still not have any adverse effects from pesticide residues.

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