Bid to allay fears over pesticides; LEVELS 'GIVE NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN'.FOOD watchdogs in Coventry Coventry, city, England Coventry (kŏv`əntrē, kŭv`–), city (1991 pop. 318,718) and metropolitan district, central England. Coventry is an industrial center noted for its automobile production. have given an assurance about food safety following a government report. It reveals that fruit, vegetables and groceries gro·cer·y n. pl. gro·cer·ies 1. A store selling foodstuffs and various household supplies. 2. groceries Commodities sold by a grocer. have been sold in British supermarkets with residues of pesticides over the acceptable limit. Traces of chemicals, some suspected of causing cancer, were found in a small percentage of food stuffs, the annual report of the Working Party on Pesticide Residues Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food after they are applied to food crops.[1] Regulation of pesticide residue in the US is expected to reveal. But food safety experts in Coventry today assured consumers that the levels gave no cause for concern. Geoff Makin, environmental health manager at Coventry City Council, said: "Testing is a very positive thing and we certainly haven't seen any pesticides anywhere near the safety levels." The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 and at that time called the Board of Agriculture. confirmed that of the foods tested, 73 per cent had no detectable residues, 26 per cent had residues below maximum residue residue n. in a will, the assets of the estate of a person who has died with a will (died testate) which are left after all specific gifts have been made. Typical language: "I leave the rest, residue and remainder [or just residue] of my estate to my grandchildren. limits (MRL MRL Medical Record Librarian; now called Medical Record Administrator. MRL maximum residue limit. ) and 1.3 per cent were found to have levels above the MRL. A spokesman stressed the MRL was ''not a safety limit'' but reflected the ''approved usage of the pesticide''. Mr Makin added: "The trouble is that what consumers like is nice round apples with no brown bits on them. It is trying to get a combination of what the customer would like to see and reduce the levels of pesticides." A spokesman at the ministry said: ''None of the residues which exceeded the MRL were high enough to cause concern for customer safety.'' |
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