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"TRIBUNE WATCHDOG: Pesticides in Your Peaches" [1]

"Preliminary 2008 U.S. Department of Agriculture tests obtained by the Chicago Tribune show that more than 50 pesticide compounds showed up on domestic and imported peaches headed for U.S. stores. Five of the compounds exceeded the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, and six of the pesticide compounds present are not approved for use on peaches in the United States."

Monica Eng reports for the Chicago Tribune August 12, 2009. [2]

Food [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Public [5]
Source: Chicago Tribune [2], 08/13/2009
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tribune-watchdog-pesticides-your-peaches [2] http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-0812-peaches-pesticides_mainaug12,0,2494206.story [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81