High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside U. S.

Monday, December 15, 2008 - 12:49 in Health & Medicine

In the first worldwide study of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks, researchers in Spain are reporting relatively high levels of pesticides in drinks in some countries, especially the United Kingdom and Spain. Drinks sampled from the United States, however, had relatively low levels, the researchers note. Their study is scheduled for the December 15 issue of ACS' Analytical Chemistry.

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