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Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide

Are berries safe to eat? How worried should I be about the pesticide dimethoate?

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Australia’s regulator has suspended use of a common pesticide used on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries known as dimethoate.

But this year-long suspension isn’t due to any new information about the pesticide itself. Rather, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) says it’s because we’re eating more berries so our potential exposure has increased.

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