The Union Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had constituted a six-member committee of experts to deal with presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country. Additional Solicitor-General A.S. Chandhiok made this submission before a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajeev Shakdhar. The Bench was hearing a suo motu petition on the basis of a media report alleging presence of poisonous pesticides' residue in fruits and vegetables. Later, the Bench suggested that the Government should also include in the committee a non-government expert in the field so that he or she could get a feedback from the public on the issue to the attention of the committee. Mr. Chandhiok welcomed the suggestion and submitted that he would convey the wish of the Bench to the Government. The report quoting a study on use of banned pesticides by the farmers said the amount of pesticides used in India is as much as 750 times the European standards. Out of five internationally banned pesticides, four were found to be common in vegetables and fruits, the report said. These pesticides caused headache, affect fertility and can damage kidney and liver, the report said.