Abrafrutas, the Brazilian Association of Fruit Exporting Producers, has reaffirmed its commitment to food safety. It has also highlighted the positive results released by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) in the Food Waste Analysis Program Pesticides in Food (Para). The results indicated that foods of plant origin consumed by Brazilians are safe in terms of the potential risks of acute and chronic poisoning. The reduction in acute risk is notable, reflecting coordinated efforts by producers to ensure safety from production to the consumer's table.
Abrafrutas president Guilherme Coelho: “Through joint efforts and continuous innovation, the sector seeks to guarantee the quality and integrity of the food that reaches consumers’ tables.” He added that the implementation of appropriate techniques from planting to harvesting, considering aspects such as choice of location, soil management, correct use of inputs, adequate irrigation, adoption of strategies that minimize the use of chemical pesticides, with prioritization by biological and cultural methods for controlling pests and diseases and other methods are part of the good agricultural practices used in Brazilian fruit growing that guarantee the results published by ANVISA.
Source: abrafrutas.org