date:Jan 09, 2019
oving produce containing illegal pesticide residues from grocery store shelves. The CDPR found 149 pieces of produce out of the 3,695 it tested contained illegal pesticide residue, amounting to four percent of produce tested. Using data collected in 2017, the CDPR found residue on strawberries, kale and beets grown in Monterey County.
Ten percent of beets tested, all of which came from Monterey County, contained illegal amounts of pesticide residue. Kale from three counties, including Monterey,