To produce the food most farmers use chemical pesticides to control weeds, pests and diseases, and to help them meet the appearance standards imposed by supermarkets. Residues from these pesticides may still be in the food when buy it - about half of all fruit and vegetables tested by the Government contain residues.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/pesticides-our-food
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/friends-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-pesticides
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maximum-residue-level-mrl
