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December 19, 2016: From FoodSafetyNews and California Department of Pesticide Regulation:
"Almost four out of 10 samples of both domestically grown and imported fruits and vegetables that were put to the test by California showed no signs of pesticide residue — whatsoever."
"California has one of the world’s most comprehensive programs to regulate and monitor pesticide use. The state’s pesticide residue monitoring for 2015 involved DPR collecting 3,600 samples of more than 145 different fruits and vegetables intended for human consumption."
"About 56 percent, or 2,071 of the samples, were domestically grown; 42 percent, or 1,509 samples, were of foreign origin; and 1 percent or 20 samples, were undetermined. Forty-four percent of the domestic samples were labeled as 'California grown.'"
"In addition to finding 39.8 percent had no detectable pesticide residue, the testing by the California Department of Food and Agriculture found:
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