date:Jun 07, 2017
me. The test results showed that the sweet pepper sample contained profenofos at a level of 2.9 parts per million (ppm), i.e. 5.8 times the maximum residue limit (0.5 ppm), and the Chinese white cabbage sample contained chlorpyrifos at a level of 0.31 ppm, i.e. 3.1 times the maximum residue limit (0.1 ppm).
Based on the levels of pesticide residues detected in the samples, adverse health effects will not be caused under usual consumption, he added.
Generally speaking, to reduce pesticide resid