State monitoring confirms low or no pesticide residues in most fruits and vegetables
date:May 26, 2021
A newly released Department of Pesticide Regulation report should ease concerns of California consumers unsure about pesticide residues in fresh fruits and vegetables.

The 2019 California Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report shows that 96 percent of fresh-produce samples collected by DPR scientists in 2019 had either no detectable pesticide residues, or amounts below safety thresholds (tolerances) established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

This program is a vitally importa

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