Pesticides on a Plate-new PAN UK report on pesticide residues in food

摘要

Our research has found that there are worryingly high levels of pesticides present in the food that is purchased and consumed by residents of the United Kingdom. The report shows that as much as 46% of the food we consume contains residues of one or more pesticides. This figure has increased every year and has almost doubled since 2003 when it was just 25%. Some of the key findings of the report show that: 1.The food with the highest residues is soft citrus. 100% of samples contained residues and over 96% contained residues from more than one pesticide. 2.Soft citrus, oranges, pineapple and grapes all had pesticide residues exceeding the Government's MRL (Maximum Residue Levels).