政府必须表明它是在新西兰的婴幼儿及其父母的身边，而不是大企业的食品公司，并制定更好的测试和儿童食品中农药残留水平的调节，绿党今天说。

The Green Party’s call comes in the wake of a Primary Production Select Committee report into allegations that there are unacceptably high levels of pesticides in baby food sold in New Zealand, and a demand for regulations in this country to be significantly tightened to match those in the EU.

“I think most Kiwi parents would be alarmed by any, let alone high, levels of pesticide residues being found in their baby’s food, but instead of acknowledging that and regulating accordingly, the Government is continuing its laissez-faire approach to children’s health and safety,” said Green Party spokesperson for food safety Steffan Browning.

“专责委员会提交了从4277名有关新西兰人的请愿书。也有人提出从新西兰总膳食调查证据显示，统计学，在这个国家出售的婴儿食品样品具有更高水平的农药残留比在欧盟测试的 - 可能高达5倍以上。

“这个证据应该是非常关注的猕猴桃妈妈和爸爸的。

“MPI对这些问题的反应 - 卫冕电流检测法规和可接受的农药残留水平 - 是非常令人失望。

“在测试过程中的婴儿食品经过目前，充其量不足，在最坏的，是假的。测试仅发生每隔五年，这是没有地方近足够频繁。

“绿党认为，婴儿食品应每年进行农药残留测试，为猕猴桃的父母能够安心工作。

“It was also concerning to hear that MPI consider the Acceptable Daily Intake for agricultural compounds to apply to children in the same way it does to adults because, ‘despite their (children’s) organs being less developed and more susceptible to damage, their repair mechanisms are usually superior.’

“这表明MPI考虑农药残留在婴儿食品是可以接受的，因为孩子可以从造成的伤害‘修补’。这完全缺乏值得关注的是非常令人担忧。

“政府应该采取预防措施和积极的态度，农药残留量的婴儿食品的检测，并朝着零个容忍法规工作。

“相反，它做得非常小可言，这是每个父母猕猴桃必须关心正确的，”勃朗宁先生说。