evidence: Apeel claims their post-harvest sprays extend produce shelf-life. One of their products, OrganipeelTM is listed by the Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) for use "as a fungicide for post-harvest use in organic production or food processing and handling" according to a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) spokesperson.1 Apeel products are being used on both conventional (as EdipeelTM) and organic produce (as Organipeel) including avocados, citrus fruits, apples, and cucumbers. In terms of ingredients, Apeel states that their products are "made of purified mono- and diglycerides that have been derived from plant oils" and adds "Apeel for organic produce contains citric acid."2 According to Organipeel’s EPA pesticide product label, citric acid makes up 0.66 percent of the ingredients—the other 99.34 percent of ingredients remain a mystery. But the ingredients for products used on organic produce should never be a secret. [...] To process grapeseed oil into mono- and diglycerides, Apeel products go through an industrial process that inevitably leaves traces of processing agents and heavy metals.3 In their request to the FDA for recognition as a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) product, Apeel states that they use ethyl acetate and heptane as solvents. They also list traces of heavy metals including palladium, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. Though trace amounts may not sound like much, is any amount of heavy metals added to fruits and veggies okay? And what about those fruit and veggie lovers who eat more than the projected average amount per day?