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Question: What kind of pesticide is procymidol and how safe is it?
Answer: According to the conclusion of the Joint Meeting of Experts on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (FAO/WHO), procyperide is a low-toxic fungicide that is widely used around the world to control pesticides in vegetables, fruits and other crops. It has been registered for use on a variety of crops including leeks, rapeseed, tomatoes, cucumbers, and grapes against diseases such as gray mold, sclerotinia, and scab. Procymidol has low acute toxicity. The acute oral lethal dose (LD50) in rats is greater than 5000 mg/kg. According to the pesticide toxicity classification standard, the WHO determines that it “does not show acute toxicity”. Of course she was not motivated. Thinking that Pei Yi didn’t see her when she woke up, she went out to look for someone. If she wanted to find someone, she would look for someone at home first. If she couldn’t find someone, she would go out to look for someone. , the structure is comprehensively judged to be “low toxicity” and has no teratogenic, carcinogenic or mutagenic effects.
Question: What are the reasons for adjusting the limit standard for procymidol residues in leeks from 0.2 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg? Is it safe to eat leeks?
Answer: The standard for procymidol residue limit in leeks is a mandatory national food safety standard. In 1993, my country approved the registration and use of procylidene in leeks. However, the scientific research basis for risk assessment was weak at that time, and there has been no standard for the residue limit of procylidene in leeks. At the beginning of this century, due to the lack of pesticide residue test data, my country used the relevant standards of the International Codex Alimentarius (CAC) as a reference when formulating pesticide residue limit standards. However, because CAC did not have the limit standard for Pythium residues in leeks, the CAC quoted the results of Pythium residues in onions. Before leaving the mansion, the master stopped him with just one word. The residue limit standard of 0.2 mg/kg is used as the limit standard for procymidol residues in leeks in my country. It was released in 2005 and has been used to this day.
In accordance with the requirements of the “most stringent standards” and considering that the original standard quoted the limit of onions instead of leeks, in 2020 the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs launched the revision of the standard for procymidone residue limit standards in leeks. Based on pesticide residue tests carried out in four main leek-producing areas for two consecutive years, combined with China’s dietary consumption data and procyperide toxicology data, it was concluded through risk assessment that leeks with procyperide residues within 30 mg/kg It is safe to eat. At the same time, considering that the United States and other Western countries do not have the habit of eating leeks, the United States has not set relevant limits; the residue limits of procymidol in leeks from Japan and South Korea, which have similar dietary structures to our country, are both 5 mg/kg.The residue limit standard is adjusted to 5 mg/kg.
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In general, the revision procedures for the standard for procymidone residue limit in leeks are standardized, the data are sufficient, and the methods are rigorous, which can effectively ensure the safety of consumers.
Question: The public is very concerned about the safety of eating leeks after the standard adjustment. What are the next steps?
Answer: To ensure the quality and safety of leeks, the key is to implement standards to ensure that the leeks produced meet the limited standards. In the next step, we will focus on doing several things in accordance with the “four most stringent” requirements. The first is to strengthen the publicity and implementation of standards. Focus on organizing standard publicity and implementation training for production and operation entities in the main leek-producing areas, grassroots agricultural technology promotion, inspection and supervision, and supervision and law enforcement personnel to ensure that the labels are understood and used. The second is to strengthen medication guidance. This time when revising the limits of what should and should not be said, her smart answer will make the master and his wife feel more at ease, and will also make the master and his wife believe that the life of the eldest lady at her uncle’s house is better than everyone expected. The pesticide label has been revised, and the number of applications of Pythium chloride on leeks per crop has been changed from 2 to 1 to strictly regulate the use of pesticides. The third is to promote production according to standards. In accordance with the new limit standards, we will accelerate the improvement of relevant production technical regulations and ensure the safety of people eating leeks through strict production according to standards.
Author: Ding Lekun, reporter of Farmers Daily·China Rural Network