Although the pesticide TDX has been widely used by fruit growers since the early 1960's, a regulation in force since 1960 has prohibited sale of fruit on which any TDX residue can be detected.
In December 2020, "the Super Apple" appeared at supermarkets across China, sweeter and juicier than usual ones, without pesticideresidue.
2020年12月,“超级苹果”出现在中国各地的超市里,它比普通苹果更甜、汁更多,而且没有农药残留。
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For those shoppers, it makes sense to know when to buy organic and which conventionally-grown foods are good enough because they already are low in pesticideresidue.