Monitoring pesticide residues in Egyptian fruits and vegetables in 1995

Abstract: Organophosphorus, dithiocarbamates, and some synthetic pyrethroids pesticides, which are commonly used in Egypt for pest control, were monitored, as well as persistent organochlorines which had been prohibited from use several years ago. Fruit and vegetable samples (397) were collected from 8 local markets and examined for 52 pesticides. Of all analyzed samples, 42.8% contained detectable resIdues, of which 1.76 % exceeded their maximum residue limits (MRLs). The rates of contamination with the different pesticides were 0-86%. However, violation rates among contaminated products were very low, ranging from 0 to 4.6%. In general, organochlorine pesticide residues were not detected in most samples.
Dithiocarbamate residues .were found in 70.4% of 98 samples analyzed for dithiocarbamates, but only one grape sample had residues exceeding the MRL established by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues.
Publication year 1999
Availability location المعمل المركزى لتحليل متبقيات المبيدات والعناصر الثقيلة فى الأغذية --7 شارع نادى الصيد - الدقى - الجيزة
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Organization Name
serial title Jouenal of AOAC international
Department Pesticides Residue Analysis
Author(s) from ARC
External authors (outside ARC)
    SAFAA M. FAHMY National Organization for Drug Control and Research Centre
Agris Categories Physiology of human nutrition
AGROVOC
TERMS
Fruits. Pesticides. Residues. Vegetables.
Publication Type Journal