Researchers from Al-Azhar University Detail New Studies and Findings in the Area of Risk Management (Pesticide Residues In Fruits and Vegetables: Analysis and Risk Assessment of Eu Rasff Notifications Between 1999 and 2022): Risk Management

2024 OCT 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting originating from Cairo, Egypt, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Pesticides are commonly used to increase agricultural productivity by decreasing pest damage to crops. However, their residues may have detrimental consequences on human health.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Al-Azhar University, “The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) pesticide notifications in fruits and vegetables (F&V) &V) were analyzed over the past 24 years to identify the most frequently reported products, pesticides, their origin countries, and their associated potential risks. The F&V &V product category received 5040 pesticide residue notifications, accounting for 67.1 % of total notifications related to pesticide residues across all product categories. Bulgaria and Germany were the major notifiers, while Turkey and India were the most notified origin countries of these notifications. 52.3% of the total notifications were classified as border rejection. The top notified pesticides were chlorpyrifos (13.3 %), dimethoate (6.5 %), carbendazim (5.2 %), chlorpyrifos-methyl (5.1 %), and omethoate (4.7 %), while the top notified products were sweet peppers (22.4 %), beans (7.6 %), okra (5.1 %), oranges (4.6 %), and grapes (4.2 %). Critical associations between specific pesticides and produce highlight grave health concerns, notably with dichlorvos in beans and amitraz in pears, surpassing acceptable limits and posing potential health hazards.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The study underscores the importance of proactive risk management actions such as destruction and withdrawal in addressing these concerns for consumer safety in addition to more multi-control risk management actions.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Pesticide Residues In Fruits and Vegetables: Analysis and Risk Assessment of Eu Rasff Notifications Between 1999 and 2022. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2024;134. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis can be contacted at: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Food Composition and Analysis - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-food-composition-and-analysis/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Fawzy Eissa, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Agriculture, Environm & Bioagr Dept, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt. Additional authors for this research include Nour El-Hoda Zidan, Ahmed Salem Sebaei and Marwa El Badry Mohamed.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106556. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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