Source: SALINAS CALIFORNIAN, 1/4/19


Months after a court ordered a ban on chlorpyrifos sales, a pesticide linked with neurological deficits in children, California reported it found chlorpyrifos-contaminated fruits and vegetables for sale in California. Additionally, some Monterey County-grown produce the California Department of Pesticide Regulation tested in 2018 contained illegal amounts of other pesticide residue.
The CDPR's annual study, in its 90th year, attempts to prevent "public exposure to illegal residues" by removing produce containing illegal pesticide residues from grocery store shelves. 

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