EU: 88% of South African citrus fruits have more active ingredients of pesticides than recommended

게시됨 2024년 9월 26일

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An investigation by La Unió Llauradora in Spain has revealed that 88% of South African citrus fruits sold in Spanish supermarkets fail to meet European Union quality standards due to excess pesticide residues. The most common pesticide found is methoxyfenozide, which is not authorized for citrus fruits in Spain. The investigation also highlighted a lack of consistency in pesticide use, with some supermarkets selling citrus fruits that would not pass the quality control in the UK. La Unió is calling for stricter enforcement of quality standards and has accused some importing companies and distribution chains of turning a blind eye to the issue. They have vowed to publish the names of the supermarkets and hypermarkets found to be selling faulty citrus fruits if they do not improve their practices.

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The data is revealing: 88% of South African citrus fruits sold in Spanish supermarkets could not be sold in most European supermarkets due to their internal use regulations. La Unió Llauradora has again purchased citrus fruits from South Africa - which are currently widely available on the shelves - from several of the supermarkets and hypermarkets with the largest presence in the Valencian Community - and has taken them to be analysed by an approved laboratory. In most of the 16 batches of South African citrus fruits purchased and analysed, it was observed that they had more pesticide active ingredients than recommended, which reveals that they do not meet the same quality standards as those required for distribution in other countries of the European Union and are therefore less environmentally sustainable than ours. Thus, the average number of active ingredients present per batch is 8, with a range of 5 at the bottom of a batch and 12 at the other end. The European distribution ...

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