Agency Fails to Even Test for Some of Nation’s Most Widely Used Pesticides
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. A new reportreleased today by the U.S. Government Accountability Office sharply criticizes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to adequately monitor pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. In particular, the report highlights the agency’s failure to disclose that it does not even monitor some of the most commonly used pesticides, including glyphosate, the most heavily…
