date:Sep 06, 2017
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Raisins were the worst performing with 100% of samples testing positive for residues of multiple pesticides.
A damning report by Pesticide Action Network UK, based on official Government figures, called on ministers to do more to protect children from pesticides.
The 16-page dossier warned: Children in England are being exposed to a cocktail of pesticide residues in the fresh produce they receive through the Department of Healths School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS).
These pesticides h