When Pesticide Residue Is The Pest
The demands placed on modern agriculture would be impossible to meet without the use of pesticides—they ensure high yields at consistent quality levels, maintain the integrity of the nutrition chain, and ensure the supply of important herbaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Legislators, quite sensibly, require that products destined for human consumption be absolutely free of pesticide residues. This sets the bar very high in terms of staying below critical thresholds—and we see i