Busan City, Agricultural Residue Pesticide Safety Test Results... 99.1% of High-Consumption Agricultural Products for Seol Holiday Meet Permissible Standards

The Busan Health and Environment Research Institute conducted safety tests for pesticide residues on 112 high-consumption agricultural products during the Lunar New Year holiday, and 111 cases, accounting for 99.1%, met the permissible standards.

Busan Banyeo Agricultural Products Wholesale Market.

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This inspection was carried out from January 22 to February 2 on 112 agricultural products auctioned at Eomgung and Banyeo agricultural wholesale markets and those distributed in the market, mainly consumed for ancestral rites and gifts.

By category, there were 75 cases of vegetables, 19 cases of fruits, 12 cases of mushrooms, 5 cases of tubers (potatoes and sweet potatoes), and 1 case of others (bean sprouts).

Among the safety tests, one agricultural product was found non-compliant: lettuce (with a non-compliance rate of 0.9%), where the fungicide tebuconazole was detected exceeding the permissible pesticide residue limits.

The institute took measures to seize and dispose of the non-compliant agricultural product to prevent its distribution in advance and notified the relevant administrative authorities for administrative action.

Jung Seung-yoon, director of the Busan Health and Environment Research Institute, stated, “Through focused inspections of agricultural products with increased consumption during seasonal periods such as the Lunar New Year, we will do our best to ensure that safe agricultural products are supplied to citizens.”

The institute also participates in spreading a culture of sharing with neighbors by continuously donating safe agricultural products remaining after pesticide residue inspections to local social welfare facilities and food markets.

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