According to a report published by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) on Wednesday 26 October, 97.1% of food samples tested in 2014 as part of European monitoring of pesticide residues in food had residue levels complying with the upper limits (UL) allowed by EU legislation.
Of this total, 53.6% had no quantifiable residues and 43.4% contained residues within the authorised limits. The figures show little change on the previous year and lead EFSA to take a reassuring approach, to the...