Brussels, 08/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - Compliance rates with EU rules on levels of pesticides authorised in foods are continuing to rise, according to the third Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on 8 November, which assesses the exposure of consumers to those residues through their diets.
The report was completed as part of the monitoring programme coordinated by the EU to gather comparable data in 29 countries (the EU27 along with...