Double Summary standard Double risk pesticides

Double Summary standard Double risk Banned pesticides in Europe’s food supply September 2024 Summary Hazardous pesticides banned in Europe are The export of banned and hazardous pesticides currently produced by European companies and endangers the health of people and the environ- exported to third countries, where safety regu- ment in third countries. [...] In 2022, out imum Residue Limits for banned pesticides are of the 197 pesticides on the PIC list, 69 banned not automatically lowered to the legally defined and hazardous pesticides were detected in Eu- minimum (limit of determination 0.01 mg/kg or ropean food. [...] For the findings show that in 2022, 2.5% of ‘low-risk’ the rest, the EU gives its consent to import food food samples in France still contained banned that contains residues of dangerous toxic pesti- pesticides. [...] The countries exporting the high- of pesticides banned within Europe due to their est percentage of samples with banned pesticides high toxicity, but these measures have yet to be to France were Vietnam (24%), Brazil (17%), Chile presented and implemented. [...] In the meantime, the rine pesticides aldrin and dieldrin were detected European Commission and Member States permit in food produced in French territories (courgettes, residues of such dangerous pesticides in imported cucumbers, butternut squash).