High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside US

Monday, December 15, 2008 - 13:49 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 15 December issue of ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal...

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