FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits
Story Date: 10/3/2018

 

Source: Coral Beach, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 10/2/18


A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016, but none of the samples had levels higher than the legal limits.
The FDA released the herbicide data from the 2016 federal fiscal year on Oct. 1, along with its annual pesticide residue report. T

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