date:Apr 14, 2017
Markets and supermarkets are already selling some long-awaited fruits and vegetables after the cold season, but specialists from the Chisinau Public Health Centre are warning about the harmful effects of nitrates.
The institution has carried out multiple tests so far and found that out of 83 samples, 42 samples from domestic products and 41 from imported ones, two batches of domestic carrots and courgettes had excessive nitrate contents.
In 2016, a total of 249 samples were analysed, with 185