{
  "id": 12860491,
  "title": "Pesticide residue violations in vegetables rise to 14.1pc",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pesticide-residue-violations-in-vegetables-rise-to-14-1pc",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:42:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1550732/pesticide-residue-violations-vegetables-rise-141pc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The proportion of vegetable samples found to contain pesticide residues above permitted limits rose to 14.1 per cent in the first six months of this year, compared with nine per cent in 2023.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}