Brussels, 31/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - Without being perfect, the results of the sanitary checks carried out in the Union on the pesticide residues in fruit, vegetables and cereals are encouraging. They nevertheless post two contradictory trends: a welcome reduction in the percentage of foodstuffs contaminated by these substances harmful for health and the environment, but a concerning increase in the levels of pesticides in contaminated foods, beyond the tolerable levels.
The report that...