Exclusive: Unlike the EU, Great Britain has slashed protections for scores of food types

Exclusive: Unlike the EU, Great Britain has slashed protections for scores of food types

The amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals, with some now thousands of times higher.

Changes to regulations in Great Britain mean more than 100 items are now allowed to carry more pesticides when sold to the public, ranging from potatoes to onions, grapes to avocados, and coffee to rice.

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    It’s because they need vegetables and fruits to keep for longer in the field now that they don’t have any workers to pick them.