Schoolchildren Fed Pesticide-Laden Fruit and Vegetables?

Scientists found traces of pesticides in 70 percent of samples of free fruit and vegetables destined for schoolchildren, it was revealed yesterday.
The annual report of the Pesticide Residues Committee, which advises the government, showed that overall more than a third of food and drink products tested in the UK last year contained chemical traces, and 1.7 percent -- 60 samples of the 3,562 surveyed -- had residues above the legally permitted limits.
Guardian Unlimited September 11, 2007