Cyprus pesticide residues breach EU limits in over 13 per cent of samples

Pesticide residues exceeded EU limits in 13.1 per cent of plant food samples tested in Cyprus last year, according to the state general laboratory report published on Friday.

Of 466 samples, 61 were non-compliant, while a further 34, or 7.3 per cent, breached the law once measurement uncertainty was considered, meaning they should not normally have reached the market....