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Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies [1]

Study Finds Residue In 96 Of 345 Samples Tested | Produce Collected From Vendors, Markets

The advice to ‘watch what you eat’ may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they tested, researchers found pesticide residue in 96 samples.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2014
Neha Madaan [2]
Times Of India (Pune) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Pune (T) [5], Pesticides [6], Pesticide Residues [7], Vegetables [8], Chlordane [9], Health Effects [10], CSE [11], Cancer [12], Pesticides And Toxins [13]
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