date:May 31, 2012
A 2009-2010 study on pesticide residues in fresh fruit and vegetables found that 99.6% of fresh fruit and vegetables tested met Health Canada standards for pesticide residues. This study was funded under the Government of Canada Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan announced in 2007.
For the study, the CFIA collected 3,078 samples of apples, small berries, leafy greens and tomatoes and analyzed them for over 400 different pesticide residues. Broken down by category, 100% of apple products teste