The Chicago Tribune reports that when the USDA randomly tested a batch of cilantro for the first time in its 20 year program, it found 34 unapproved pesticides.
According to the story:
According to the story:
Azoxystrobin and captan are legal for use on potatoes but were found 16 times at levels that exceeded federal limits, the most such detections in this round of testing. Next on the list for excessive amounts of legal pesticides were imported asparagus and domestic spinach."We would not pooh-pooh these violations," said Roy, of the FDA. "They all constitute adulterated food. But we are also talking about a relatively minor food. ... We have to be risk-based and apply our main resources to foods consumed most often by infants and children -- and those are your major fresh fruits and vegetables."