Standard Setting on Pesticide Residues to Ensure Food Safety

Lama, Jiwan Prava

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“…With the increasing threat of pesticide residue and contamination government had taken some initiatives to set maximum residue limit for some agriculture produce. Food Act 1967 and Food Regulation 1970 in Nepal had established and implemented Maximum Residue Limit (MRLs) for pesticides in food products, but that is limited to cereals, pulses and their products, bottled water and infant foods commodities [33,34] [35]. This was supposed to be effective from September 2019.…”

Section: Cereals Fruits Active Ingredient (Kg/ha) Applied Vegetable Cmentioning

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Pesticides Import, Use, Consumption and Residue Status Among Food Crops in Nepal: A Review

Kalauni¹,

Joshi²

2019

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Insubstantial options for chemical pest management compelled farmers to use synthetic pesticides against crop insect pests that created vicious circle of increasing high-dose-pesticides applications in agriculture sector. The study was carried out to understand prevailing situation of pesticides uses and their state regulation status. Secondary data were obtained from Plant Protection Division, Plant Management and Registration Division, and FAOSTAT for drawing inferences and trend analysis. Chemical pest management commenced from using Paris green, Gamaxone, Nicotine sulphate and Chlorinated hydrocarbons in 1950s to 117 chemically defined pesticides including bio-pesticides and bio-rational compounds of 2186 formulations from 1960s to 2018 has made obvious changes in pest management scenario in the country. Per hectare pesticide consumption in Nepal is 396.0 gram (a.i.) while in commercial vegetable sector its consumption is as high as 1,600 gram a.i. per hectare. Option dearth but farmers' reliability only in chemical applications in pest management in crop fields has resulted in repercussion of vicious circle of compelled higher dose pesticide applications in crops. Obvious result is scores of multitudes of pesticides crowded in market in the country. Above all, problems of pesticide residues in food grains and green vegetables are emerging.

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Section: Cereals Fruits Active Ingredient (Kg/ha) Applied Vegetable Cmentioning

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Pesticides Import, Use, Consumption and Residue Status Among Food Crops in Nepal: A Review

Kalauni¹,

Joshi²

2019

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“…Pesticides, especially the organochlorine (OC) and organophosphate (OP) tend to persist in the environment, causing several types of damages including lowering of biodiversity, soil contamination and water contamination etc. Excessive use of persisting pesticides in the fields also have caused surface and underground water contamination are illustrated by records of some international studies (Giri 1998, Lama 2008.…”

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“…Likewise Kumari et al (2002Kumari et al ( , 2003 also found the residues of organophosphate and synthetic pyrethroids in addition to organochlorine compounds in seasonal vegetables from Haryana, India. However, considering the pesticide scenario of Nepal, lack of regular monitoring scheme for MRLs on pesticides, has affected the export of tea, honey and other food commodities as well as certification of organic food materials (Lama 2008).…”

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“…Several indices of residue levels can be used to predict pesticide residue intake and maximum residue limits (MRL) is one such index. Government of Nepal has set the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of few pesticides on certain food commodities (Lama 2008) but exposure assessment and dietary intake calculations like estimated average daily intake (EADI) has not been carried out so far. EADI of a pesticide residue in a given food is obtained by multiplying the residue level in the food by the amount of the food consumed and it should be less than its established accepted daily intake (ADI).…”

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Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Some Vegetables Grown in Kavrepalanchok and Bhaktapur Districts

Rawal

Rana

Shrestha

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Nepal Journal of Science and Technology

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Pesticides have wide spread use and their toxic residues have been reported in various environmental matrices. Thus, the determination of pesticide residues in food commodities such as vegetables, cereals, fruits, and other environmental components like soil, water has become increasingly essential requirement for consumers, producers and authorities for food quality control. Therefore, monitoring of residue level and exposure assessment of organophosphate group of pesticides namely dichlorovos and methyl parathion was carried out in 30 winter and summer vegetables supplied in Kathmandu valley. It was found that the MRL value of dichlorovos exceeded in three types of vegetables whereas in case of methyl parathion the MRL value exceeded in two types of vegetables only. The estimated average daily intake (EADI) of dichlorovos exceeded the acceptable daily intake (ADI) in 18 vegetables, whereas, regarding methyl parathion the EADI exceeded the ADI in 10 types of vegetables. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 13, No. 2 (2012) 45-50 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i2.7713

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“…These kinds of safety regulations, particularly concerning chemical pesticides in food in Nepal, is still under development (CBS, 2013). Previous studies have found pesticide residues in vegetables but these studies did not assess the health risks associated with dietary intake of pesticides (Giri et al, 2012;Koirala et al, 2007;Lama, 2008). The dietary intake of pesticides (especially the amount consumed) differs in different age groups which may lead to different levels of exposure to pesticides.…”

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Pesticide use in Nepal : The assessment of residues and risk

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Standard Setting on Pesticide Residues to Ensure Food Safety

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Pesticides Import, Use, Consumption and Residue Status Among Food Crops in Nepal: A Review

Pesticides Import, Use, Consumption and Residue Status Among Food Crops in Nepal: A Review

Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Some Vegetables Grown in Kavrepalanchok and Bhaktapur Districts

Pesticide use in Nepal : The assessment of residues and risk

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