Pesticides

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Study reveals more than HALF of wines sold on the British high street contain toxic chemicals - so, is your favourite bottle affected?

    Wine containing pesticides is sold by Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencer and Aldi


READ MORE: Top food manufacturers have pesticides in their products.


Unsuspecting members of the public could be sipping down toxic chemicals as they enjoy their favorite tipple this Christmas.

That's because wines sold on the British high street by the likes of Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencer and Asda contain cancer-causing pesticides, a study shows.

In a government lab analysis of 72 wines, researchers found the majority (49) contained traces of at least one pesticide, while one – a white called Feteasca Regala from Romanian company Cramele Recaș – contained six different pesticides.

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Almost ALL peaches, grapes and strawberries sold in UK contain a 'cocktail of pesticides' as research singles out 'dirty dozen' fruit and veg

The data singles out the 'dirty dozen', or the 12 most polluted fruit and vegetables found in our shopping trolleys. 85% of all peach and nectarine samples tested in 2022 had residues.