date:Aug 21, 2019
Despite the many efforts from the strawberry producers in Quebec to distance themselves from the American strawberries which rank among the most highly contaminated by pesticide residues, the majority of strawberry samples from Quebec analyzed in recent years by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) also contain some.
For a while, the MAPAQ refused to release its report on the presence of pesticides in fruits and vegetables, a choice strongly criticized by the citizens. Since