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Wines from eight EU countries test positive for pesticides.
(From Off Licence News)
Residues from 24 different pesticides have been found in wines sold in the EU, an investigation by environmental groups has revealed.
Tests on 40 bottles of wine from eight countries found that, on average, each bottle contained four pesticides, with one containing 10. Five of the 24 pesticides are classified as carcinogenic, although the report did not say whether the levels at which they were found posed a health risk . Elliott Cannell, of Pesticide Action Network, the organisation wh ich published the report, said: "The presence of pesticides in European wines is a growing problem. Many grape farmers are abandoning traditional methods of pest control in favour of using hazardous synthetic pesticides. This trend has a direct ...
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