Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 373, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131518
Keywords
Pesticide residue monitoring; Vegetables; QuEChERS; Dietary risk assessment; Hazard index
Funding
- ICAR, New Delhi [CS.8/2/2017-IA-III]
- DAC&FW, Government of India, New Delhi [12031/3/2016-PP-I]
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The systematic study monitored pesticide residues in commercially important vegetables from India and found that most samples had no detectable residues. The results indicated that the levels of residues in vegetables were within safe limits, posing no dietary risk to consumers.
A systematic long-term study was conducted to monitor the pesticide residues in commercially important vegetables that are produced, consumed, and exported from India. Residues of 155 commonly used pesticides were determined in 966 samples of cabbage, green chilli, and okra grown in North and North-Western part of India. The residues were extracted using modified Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe (QuEChERS) method and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry. Acetamiprid, cypermethrin, imidacloprid, metalaxyl, and profenofos were the most frequently detected pesticides. No pesticide was detected in 94.4% cabbage, 34.5% green chilli, and 61% okra samples. The chronic risk assessment due to the dietary exposure of the pesticides was evaluated for Indian adult and child. The results suggested that the detected residue levels in vegetables were within safe limits and their consumption will not pose any dietary risk to the consumers.
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