Abstract

In this study, organophosphorus pesticides residuals of vegetables and fruits in Qingdao market were detected and analyzed and the detecting results provide valuable data for food safety control and agriculture supervisions. Testing method in national standard NY/F761-2008 was applied to detect 16 kind of organophosphorus pesticides residuals in 350 vegetable and fruit samples. Detecting results showed that, in 350 samples, there were 52 positive in pesticide residuals and the qualified rate was 85.14% and in these samples, there were 39 samples in which 1 pesticide residual quantity was unqualified, 9 samples in which 2 pesticide residual quantity were unqualified, 3 samples in which 3 pesticide residual quantity were unqualified and 1 samples in which 4 pesticide residual quantity were unqualified. Pesticides residuals were all positive in the vegetables, fruits and grains sold in Qingdao market in 2014 and the situation is especially serious in leaf vegetables. This suggests that the food enterprises should pay more attention to this situation and should control more carefully in food materials safety.

Keywords:

Fruits, organophosphorus pesticides, pesticides residual, vegetables,

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