More pesticide in the vegetables sent from Tamil Nadu to Kerala
Posted on: 19/Jun/2015 9:50:55 AM
Food safety officials of Kerala have mentioned that 80 per cent of its vegetables, which come from Tamil Nadu, are highly contaminated, with levels crossing the permissible limit by almost three to five times.
The startling allegations has made Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to encourage Keralites to consume home-grown veggies for now.
One reason for such high levels is because harvested vegetables are dipped into pesticide concoctions to ensure they are not eaten away by pests during transport across states, in the report by the food safety department. This defies all guidelines, and shopkeepers complain of dwindling business.
