The Number of Different Synthetic Chemicals in Food

The 12 selected Market Baskets used in this guide evaluated a total of 240 food products. In order to present a meaningful summary of the data, each food product was placed into one of the following categories  

Using these categories, we have summarized the Market Basket data to illustrate the extent of multiple chemical contamination that occurs in individual food products within each category. 

The total number of chemical contaminants vary widely depending on the food product category. For example, the accompanying table shows the total number of chemicals detected in each food category for every Market Basket. 

Market Child Protein Dairy Fruit Crain Vegetable Mixed 

Basket Category Category Category Category Category Category Category 

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