We often associate fresh produce and natural foods with good health — and for the most part, that’s true. But new data from ...

Apple-based baby foods were the most susceptible to having pesticide residue, while products made with blueberries, pears, ...

One food, green beans, had residues of a pesticide that hasn’t been allowed ... Eat Lots of Low-Risk Produce A quick scan of our ratings chart above makes one thing clear: There are lots of ...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an annual report looking at pesticide residue levels in food. The ...

The report on children’s health calls attention to glyphosate and atrazine, which are widely used on U.S. crops.

In their 2024 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, the EWG explains that the data was derived from the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration tests on 47,510 samples of 46 ...

In the case of pesticides intended for use on food, EPA also sets the maximum amounts of residues of those pesticides (known as “tolerances”) that may be legally present in or on food under ...

Just 2% of samples exceeded maximum residue levels, 1% of which was non-compliant after, according to the EFSA, taking into account measurement uncertainty. Targeted sampling also showed the majority ...

The PRC monitors food and drink in the UK for pesticide residues and advises ministers, the Pesticides Safety Directorate and the Food Standards Agency. Dr Ian Brown, chairman of the committee ...