The European Food Safety Agency ("EFSA") has published a report targeting its data collection activities regarding the occurrence of chemicals in food. The purpose of the report is to give nonspecialists a balanced view of the findings of annual EU-wide monitoring of chemical levels in food. The report aims to provide certain context that is sometimes lacking when the media reports examples of chemicals detected in food.

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