Jindo-gun Selected for Agricultural Product Safety Analysis Laboratory Construction Project Competition

Ensuring Agricultural Product Safety through Residual Pesticide Analysis and More

Jindo County was selected for the '2021 Agricultural Product Safety Analysis Laboratory Establishment Contest' hosted by the Rural Development Administration. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, has been selected for the "2021 Agricultural Product Safety Analysis Laboratory Establishment Contest" hosted by the Rural Development Administration, securing a project fund of 1.25 billion KRW.

According to Jindo-gun on the 15th, this contest saw applications from 17 local governments nationwide, with 10 cities and counties, including Jindo-gun, finally selected.

Using the secured project funds, the county plans to build a foundation for safety monitoring of local food, school meal supply agricultural products, and agricultural products at cultivation and distribution stages in preparation for the implementation of the Positive List System (PLS), which is expected to greatly help the clean image of Jindo agricultural products from the treasured island.

From next year through 2022, a total of 2.5 billion KRW, including 1.25 billion KRW in national funds, will be invested to establish a 300㎡ (2-story) agricultural product safety analysis laboratory, equipped with over 30 types of analysis equipment to analyze 320 components.

Currently, the government is implementing the Pesticide Positive List System (PLS), and if pesticide residue limits for each crop are not observed or pesticides not applicable to the target crops are sprayed, detection of 0.01 ppm or more will result in shipment delays, disposal, fines, and other disadvantages for the respective farms.

A representative from the Jindo Agricultural Technology Center stated, “Through the implementation of the agricultural product safety analysis laboratory project, we will secure the safety of agricultural products in the jurisdiction and enhance the reliability of agricultural products produced on the treasured island.”

Meanwhile, Jindo-gun plans to actively support scientific farming technologies so that local farmers can produce high-quality agricultural products by installing the safety analysis laboratory alongside the existing comprehensive testing laboratory (soil testing, rice quality analysis).

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