Low pesticide levels in California grocery store fruit
The annual report tested more than 35-hundred samples for 350 different types of pesticides.
Forty percent had no residues, one percent had illegal residues, and the rest had acceptable levels.
Charlotte Fadipe with Pesticide Regulations says that, when illegal residues are found, the produce is taken off the market.
“Even though there were a few occasions when there were some illegal pesticide residues, it was not enough to cause harm to people.”
The report showed the most common items that tested positive were ginger from China and cactus and limes from Mexico.
“We tend to find the problem coming in from other countries, even then, it’s only a small amount but that tends to be the most problematic.”
source: capradio.org
