A third of our food could be tainted by pesticides
A recent report released by the Pesticide Residues committee suggests that up to a third of our food may be tainted by pesticides. Traces of chemicals were even found on fruit destined for children under the Government’s free fruit for schools scheme.
More than 3,500 food samples were tested, of which 34.8 per cent contained residues of pesticides. The committee did stress that …