Europe Assesses Pesticide Use Researchers develop model that could help reduce toxic soil-based residues

摘要

A 2017 report from the European Union's European Food Safety Agency(EFSA),Parma,Italy,found that almost half of the food consumed on the continent contains pesticide residues.Of the 85,000 samples tested,47% were found to contain such residues.The percentage of unprocessed food products with multiple pesticide residues ranged from dried hops(86.9%)and gooseberries(82.6%)to cherries(56.3%)and bananas(53.3%).However,pointed out the EFSA scientists,only 2.8% exceeded the maximum residue levels permitted under European law and,even then,it didn't mean the food was unsafe for consumption.