{"id":84952,"date":"2023-12-13T04:28:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84952"},"modified":"2023-12-13T04:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:28:34","slug":"pesticide-residues-detected-in-wine-samples-raise-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/food-drink\/pesticide-residues-detected-in-wine-samples-raise-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesticide residues detected in wine samples raise concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three more were found in 72 tests than in 2016.<\/p>\n

Nine wines had substances with links to cancer while one sample alone contained six different pesticides.<\/p>\n

Wine from France had the highest number of pesticide residues found in the 18 samples tested.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s wine had 26 residues in the 10 samples.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the UK had zero residues found but only one sample was tested.<\/p>\n

One in two wines from South Africa had residues of pesticides, with 16 found in eight samples.<\/p>\n

The Pesticide Action Network UK carried out the analysis of the data.<\/p>\n

Nick Mole, from the group, said: \u201cThis massive rise in \u2018pesticide \u00adcocktails\u2019 should be of grave concern because we know that chemicals can become more harmful when combined and yet we continue to set safety limits for just one chemical at a time.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe organic wine sector is flourishing, proving that it is 100% possible to produce wine without relying on toxic chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, its annual \u201cDirty Dozen\u201d report on fruit and veg found a sample of grapes scored highest with 13 different pesticides.<\/p>\n

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