I think you're nitpicking here. Pesticide exposure is very important to most people and especially for people like me who grew up on farms, have had problems due to pesticide exposure, and need to reduce current pesticide exposure. You wrote to the EWG and it said they use the most recently available data. And, they explained that even if the USDA tests are old, the results are similar throughout the years even if regulations -- which are few and usually weak -- change. I've appreciated your careful research and comments over the years. However, I think you're wrong here. And, you're influencing people. Some of the commenters said they'd wouldn't use the EWG guide anymore. Darn.