PMID- 28221902
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170605
LR  - 20230307
IS  - 1944-9097 (Electronic)
IS  - 0362-028X (Linking)
VI  - 79
IP  - 11
DP  - 2016 Nov
TI  - Monitoring Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables at Two of the Biggest 
      Fresh Produce Markets in Africa.
PG  - 1938-1945
LID - 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-190 [doi]
AB  - In most countries, fresh produce sold at local markets is usually not analyzed 
      for agricultural chemical residues as export products are, which raises concerns 
      about the perceived safety levels of local food supplies in contrast with 
      exported products. The aim of this study was to determine pesticide residue 
      levels in fruits and vegetables sold at two of the biggest fresh produce markets 
      in Africa. A total of 199 fruit and vegetable samples were collected between 2012 
      and 2014 and analyzed for 74 pesticides commonly used in the horticultural 
      sector. Of the samples analyzed, 91% were compliant with set maximum residue 
      levels (MRLs). The remaining samples either contained unregistered chemicals (8%) 
      or exceeded set MRL values (1%). Products containing more than one pesticide 
      residue constituted 4.02% of all samples tested. Imazalil and iprodione were 
      found to be the most frequently detected pesticides (12 samples each). Boscalid, 
      endosulfan, profenofos, and procymidone were associated with the most 
      noncompliance, including exceeding MRL values or being unregistered for the 
      specific crop. The establishment of a national pesticide monitoring program is 
      essential for the country and would ensure that pesticides are used in accordance 
      with good agricultural practices.
FAU - Mutengwe, Mbulaheni T
AU  - Mutengwe MT
AD  - Department of Plant Science, Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-Being, 
      University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.
FAU - Chidamba, Lizyben
AU  - Chidamba L
AD  - Department of Plant Science, Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-Being, 
      University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.
FAU - Korsten, Lise
AU  - Korsten L
AD  - Department of Plant Science, Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-Being, 
      University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Food Prot
JT  - Journal of food protection
JID - 7703944
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
SB  - IM
MH  - Africa
MH  - Food Contamination
MH  - Fruit/chemistry
MH  - *Pesticide Residues
MH  - Pesticides
MH  - Vegetables/*chemistry
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Fresh produce
OT  - Maximum residue levels
OT  - Unregistered agricultural chemicals
EDAT- 2017/02/22 06:00
MHDA- 2017/06/06 06:00
CRDT- 2017/02/22 06:00
PHST- 2017/02/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/02/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/06/06 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0362-028X(22)09328-0 [pii]
AID - 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-190 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Food Prot. 2016 Nov;79(11):1938-1945. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-190.