In the high court of judicature at Bombay criminal writ petition of 2008 on pesticide residues monitoring study analyzing self collected environmental and biota samples from Padre village in Kasargod district of Kerala for endosulfan residues.
Will eating fresh produce increase your exposure to harmful pesticides? This fact sheet provides an overview of pesticide use on food crops in the United States and the latest USDA findings on pesticide residues. It summarizes some basic food preparation practices that can reduce your exposure to pesticide residues on fresh fruits and vegetables.
A highly selective and sensitive chromatographic technique in combination with electro chemical as well as photo-active detection has been developed to identify and determine trace levels of phenoxy herbicides. Also, the photo-oxidation of hazardous herbicides by strong oxidizing agent hydrogen peroxide in the presence of UV radiations is also investigated.
Identifying and quantifying pesticides in fruits and vegetables is important for public health and safety reasons. As sample loads increase, analysts look for ways to enhance the speed of sample preparation and analysis while maintaining high data quality. The United States Department of Agriculture has
The study conducted by AFIC on how consumers in India perceive the use of biotechnology to produce foods. It reveals that the most common food safety concern are pesticide residues, food poisoning, and food from unknown source.
Thirty genotypes of sesame seeds collected from different geographical regions of India were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides viz HCHs, DDTs and endosulfan.
Dissipation of chlorpyriphos on cauliflower was studied following applications at recommended dose and double dose for the two consecutive years 2004 and 2005 to work out the safe preharvest waiting period.