Spanish Strawberries Have Far Fewer Pesticides than Average
A PAN Europe analysis of 41 strawberry samples found PFAS residues in 58% and said 56% of detected pesticides should have been phased out under EU law.
- Nearly 88% of European strawberries contain pesticide residues, with almost 60 percent containing so-called 'forever chemicals,' according to research by Pesticides Action Network Europe and partner NGOs published on Tuesday.
- Regulators should have phased out 56 percent of these identified pesticides under European Union law since 2011, while 17 percent of samples contain neurotoxic pesticides damaging brain development.
- Research found 39 percent of strawberries contained fludioxonil and 33 percent cyprodinil, both interfering with hormones, while Koldo Hernández of Ecologistas en Acción described working conditions as 'semi-slavery.'
- Organic strawberries were completely free of residues across all samples, while Spanish strawberries rank among the least contaminated in the European Union, reinforcing organic consumption as safest.
- Kistié García, coordinator of the toxic substances group at Ecologistas en Acción, stated, 'Spain can and must farm without pesticides,' as report authors urge stricter enforcement of existing rules.
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More than 80% of strawberries marketed in Europe contain traces of chemicals, warns of recent research. However, consumers also have good news: fruits imported from Spain are among the safest, with the lowest levels of contamination on the European market.
Almost 8 out of 10 European strawberries that are not organically grown contain pesticide residues, according to Bond Beter Leefmilieu. These are harmful substances, such as endocrine disruptors, which should actually no longer be present on the fruit.
A study carried out in eleven EU countries shows traces of pesticides in 58 percent of all samples. Austria does not perform well: none of the fruits tested in this country were free of residues.
PAN Europe and its partner organisations tested strawberries grown in the European Union and found that on average 3.5 different pesticides were present in detectable amounts in the samples.
The PAN organization found pesticides, including endocrine disruptors, in most samples of strawberries grown in the EU.
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