date:Jan 06, 2020
looked at pesticide residues, biological contaminants such as mycotoxins and Salmonella, and chemicals such as arsenic and cadmium on both domestically produced and imported products.
It found that 53% did not have any residues or contaminants while a further 39% of the samples had traces that fell below the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) established by food safety regulatory authority ANVISA.
Of the remaining 8% of non-conforming samples, 7% were in breach of safe levels for pesticide residues.