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23 June 2008 : EFSA believes that there is no risk from nitrates in vegetables

EFSA believes that there is no risk from nitrates in vegetables.

The article reports that The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Contaminants Panel (CONTAM) revealed that it found no risk from nitrates in vegetables.

The reason is described in the article that “the average consuming of mixed vegetables and fruit is approximately 400 g per day would not exceed the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for nitrate.

Moreover, the article offers more information on Balanced diet, Variation in nitrate levels and Mice Study.

Source : http://www.foodqualitynews.com/news/ng.asp?n=85759&c=Pr4Rret9mBuBQHuCvuEcoQ%3D%3D