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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe

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Australia's agricultural regulators are proposing to allow five hundred times more pesticide residue on berries, ABC News reports. Anti-pesticide campaigners are pushing back, arguing the so-called forever chemical poses too great a risk, while the regulators maintain the higher limit is safe.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-07-19/apvma-propos...

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