Study links imported food with heightened cancer risk

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Imported food was found to have more than twice the number of pesticide residue than domestic products
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Imported food was found to have more than twice the number of pesticide residue than domestic products

Food imported into Great Britain may pose a greater risk to consumer health than domestically grown produce after government tests detected 46 pesticides with links to cancer on imported produce. The...

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