For Dietitians - Safe Fruits and Veggies

For Dietitians and Nutritionists

This webpage was created for you with help from your peers in the registered dietitian and nutritionist community.  This webpage provides science-based information to help you reassure clients and consumers about the safety of organic and conventional fruits and veggies.

Welcome!

Scroll down to learn more about how inaccurate safety information impacts consumers, our survey of registered dietitians about consumption barriers, our residue calculator, what information reassures consumers about produce safety plus peer reviewed studies.  You can also find downloadable infographics for your use and watch more videos featuring RDs, scientist and farmers.

Video Introduction
Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN

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Impact on Consumers?

What information may positively or negatively impact consumers? Learn what peer reviewed research is finding and what your dietitian colleagues think.

Pesticide Residue Calculator

Learn how low pesticide residues really are , if present at all.

Downloadable Infographics

Would you like to share this content with your clients or consumers?  Click download under the infographics you want to use on social media, on websites or in newsletters, articles and blog posts.

Survey of Dietitians: Better Understanding Challenges of Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Low Income Shoppers and Fruits and Vegetables:  What Do They Think?

How Many Servings Could Men Eat? –  Residue Calculator

How Many Servings Could Women Eat? – Residue Calculator

How Many Servings Could Teenagers Eat? – Residue Calculator

How Many Servings Could Children Eat? – Residue Calculator

How Many Servings Could Children Eat? – Residue Calculator

How Many Cancer Cases Could Be Prevented If We Increased Produce Consumption

A Dozen Reasons to Eat More Fruits and Veggies Every Day

Pesticide Residues DO NOT Pose a Safety Concern

According to the FDA, Washing all Produce Before Eating is a Healthful Habit

Inaccurate Safety Statements About Fruits and Vegetables and Pesticide Residues

Only 1 in 10 Americans Eat Enough Fruits and Vegetables Each Day

Consider These Five Produce Facts

Videos

2022 Consumer Research Results

Sarah Long, Long Research Consulting. Dr. Sylvia Klinger, DBA, MS, RD. Moderated by Elizabeth Shaw, MS, RDN, CPT.

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The Public Health Impact of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ List

Dr. Carl Winter, Food Toxicology Specialist Emeritus, UC Davis and Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND

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Manuel Villacorta, Registered Dietitian: Facts (Not Fears) About Produce Safety

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How Safe Are Your Fruits and Vegetables?

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Liz Shaw – The Importance of Eating F&V On Fertility and Maternal Health

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Toby’s Take – Organic or Conventional?

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Sylvia Klinger – Prioritizing Produce Safety

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Interview with Jessica Crandall Snyder

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The Importance of Eating More Fruits and Veggies

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The SFV Pesticide Residue Calculator

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The Science

Safe Fruits and Veggies is all about research, peer reviewed studies and reliable experts.

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