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Should you worry about pesticides in fruits and vegetables? 96.8% of domestic food below legal...
Story Date: 9/18/2020
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Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 9/17/20
The vast majority of foods sampled for pesticides in the 2018 fiscal year contained residues within EPA tolerances, the Food and Drug Administration said in a report released [Sept 15]. FDA found that 96.8% of domestic and 87.1% of imported human foods complied with federal standards, with no pesticide residues found in 47.1% of the domestic and 47.2% of the import samples.
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