Fruits, Vegetables and False Positives: Time for Better Pesticide Tests

I have spent years studying how insects interact with chemicals. I know the power of even a small molecule. Just a few micrograms of the wrong chemical in our food can harm our health in profound ways, affecting the nervous system, disrupting hormones, or damaging organs over time. What worries me even more is that Nepal still relies heavily on a method called RBPR (Rapid Bioassay of Pesticide Residue) to test pesticide residues on vegetables and fruits sold in our markets. RBPR is cheap and fast, but it is not precise.