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Kerala flags pesticide residues in food samples, pushes organic farming
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Kerala will expand food-safety enforcement and school farming after the residue findings draw wider public attention.

Food safety is becoming a consumer and political issue, and Kerala is responding with a visible shift toward local cultivation.

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Food safety is becoming a consumer and political issue, and Kerala is responding with a visible shift toward local cultivation.

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Kerala Agriculture Minister T Siddique said official labs found excess pesticide residues and toxic substances in 58 of 1,262 food samples tested across the state, including at Vellayani and Mannuthy. He called the findings serious and said the government will push organic vegetable farming and home cultivation. The Kathir project will expand farming in 500 schools this year with funding and support structures.

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Kerala flags pesticide residues in food samples, pushes organic farming

Officials found excess residues in 58 samples and are expanding school-based cultivation as a response.

Hindustan Times·2h ago
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