Plus "half of bread contains pesticide cocktails"
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Dear John,
Concerned about pesticide residues in your food? As featured in the Guardian ([link removed]) and the Daily Mail ([link removed]) today, our latest list of the ‘dirtiest’ fruit and vegetables ([link removed]) reveals the produce most likely to contain cocktails of multiple pesticides.
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Find out more about the different types of pesticides found as residue ([link removed]) s and their implications on your health ([link removed]) .
In addition, PAN UK found that the proportion of bread containing two or more pesticides has almost doubled in the past year to 50%. The figure marks a major increase from government testing results over the past decade when, on average, roughly a quarter of bread has been found to contain pesticide cocktails. Read more about that here ([link removed]) .
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There is a growing body of evidence that pesticides can become more harmful when combined and the ‘cocktail effect’ has long-been recognised as an area of concern in the UK. Despite this, little has been done to understand or prevent the human health impacts that may occur due to long-term exposure to pesticide cocktails. Find out more about the cocktail effect ([link removed]) .
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