‘Dirty dozen’ lists produce to help clean

Dear Doctors: A vendor at our weekend farmers market was telling his customers about something called the “Dirty Dozen” list. Apparently it has to do with pesticides and shopping for produce?

I would like to know more about this, and I wonder if you think it has merit.

Dear Reader: When people talk about the Dirty Dozen of produce, they are referring to a list of the vegetables and fruits that are t…