The presence of pesticide residues in primary and derived agricultural products raises serious health concerns for consumers. The aim of this study was to assess the level of pesticide residues in commonly consumed fruits and vegetables in Kuwait. A total of 150 samples of different fresh vegetables and fruits were analyzed for the presence of 34 pesticides using the quick easy cheap effective ...

The 2-min protocol (1 + 1) for the betaeta-s.t.a.r. (manufactured by Neogen Corporation, Lansing, MI, USA) was validated at the Technology and Food Science Unit of the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. The test was very selective for the group of beta-lactam compounds: the only interference found was by clavulanic acid at 2500 microg...

Purpose: To assess the levels of pesticide residues in commonly used vegetables Vietnam as a reference for future monitoring.
 Methods: A total 180 samples six different fresh including watercress, mustard green, choy sum, daikon, okra, and yam were analyzed from Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Ten popular pesticides evaluated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) after ex...

Farmed and wild samples of two weight Cirrhinus viz., 501-900 g and 901-1300 g of Cirrhinus mrigala were collected from a Commercial Fish Farm and from river Chenab at Trimu Head Jhang, respectively. The extracted residues were pesticides analyzed through reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. Endosulfan α, p, p’-DDT, methamidophos, carbofuran, diazinon, parathio...

Objective: Pesticides are used worldwide. They are applied during the growing season and part of the amount may remain in or on treated crop. Pesticides can drift to nearby areas and contaminate crops that were not treated. The MRLs are the maximum amount of a pesticide permitted in or on food (& feed), expressed in mg/kg or ppm and always defined for the active substance – crop combination. MR...

Field studies were conducted on the application of Leucaena leucocephala leaf extracts as an alternative to carbofuran a synthetic nematicide, while possible residues in tomato fruits also analysed. Acetone, methanol and petroleum ether fractions leaves L. applied at 200 mg/mL variants 100 mL, 150 mL naturally nematode infested field. Comparison was made with insecticide nematicide. Samples fro...

A survey was undertaken for screening the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residue in eggs and meat samples collected from Namakkal (Tamil Nadu). Samples were analyzed by thin layer chromatography and con rmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Total endosulfan in egg (33.33 %) and broiler meat (50%) were exceeded the MRL of Codex alimentarius. Desi chicken adipose tissue had high incide...

Sýkorová Goffová Z., Kožárová I., Máté D., Marcinčák S., Gondová Z., Sopková D. (2012): Comparison of detection sensitivity of five microbial inhibition tests for the screening of aminoglycoside residues in fortified milk. Czech J. Food Sci., 30: 314–320. The assessment of detection sensitivity of five microbial inhibition tests (MITs), STAR (screening test for antibiotic residues) with the tes...