Press Release: EFSA balances the consumer risks from nitrate in vegetables with the benefits of a balanced diet high in vegetables and fruit

The Contaminants Panel (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in June 2008, completed its assessment of the risks and benefits to consumers from nitrates in vegetables and concluded that the beneficial effects of eating vegetables and fruit outweigh potential risk to human health from exposure to nitrate through vegetables.