Vegetables & fruit found at supermarkets with the "Q mark" for safety also found to have chemical contamination PAWAT LAOAISARNTAKSINFruit & vegetables still contaminated with chemicals including supermarket & organic produce. FOOD SAFETYChemical contamination in fruits & vegetables: No change7/10/2016Post ReportersChemical residues have been detected in over half of the fruits and vegetables inspected by a food safety advocacy group in its latest survey. Traces of prohibited dangerous substances have also been found in 16 types of fruits and vegetables, analysed via a multi-residue pesticide screening from Aug 23 to 29. This means that the food safety situation in Thailand for fruits and vegetables has not changed since the last tests were released in March shocked many (see here). CHINESE KALE, CHILLIES, BASIL, MORNING GLORY MOST CONTAMINATEDChinese kale topped the contaminated vegetables list with 10 out of 11 samples containing chemical residues.

Source: Bangkok Post October 07, 2016 07:18 UTC