The percentage of pesticide residue found in VEGETABLES has also increased, but not as much as in grains or fruit

The below graph shows the percentage of samples that the FDA tested that had no pesticide residue, residue within legal limits and residue that violated the law between 2010 and 2020, the latest year available. The number of samples tested varies by year, but generally numbers in the hundreds.

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