Pesticide residue limits in China have reached 4140

The reporter learned from the Ministry of agriculture, the day before, the national food safety standards of food “pesticide MRLs” formally promulgated and implemented 2016 edition. The new national standard of pesticide residues in the standard, quantity and coverage of all have a great breakthrough, provides 433 kinds of pesticides in the 13 categories of agricultural products in 4140 residues, than the 2014 version 490, covering the major agricultural products in China has approved the use of pesticides and the daily consumption of residents.

The new version of the release of the pesticide residue limits has three main characteristics: one is made of fenamiphos and other 24 kinds of banned and severely restricted pesticides 184 pesticide maximum residue limits for the illegal use of the restriction of pesticide regulation provides decision basis. Two is in accordance with international practice, there is no dietary risk of the 33 pesticides, the exemption of the maximum residue limits in food standards, and enhance the scientific standards of pesticide residues in food. Three is in addition to the standards involved in the limited recommended matching detection methods, but also simultaneously released 106 pesticide residue detection methods national standards.

It is reported that China is now released in food pesticide residue limits are based on field test data, dietary consumption data, pesticide toxicology of domestic agricultural market data and monitoring data of China pesticide residues, through the risk assessment after the development of the.