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Pesticide Residue Testing of Agricultural Products in the First Half of 2025… 98.6% ‘Compliant’

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Busan Metropolitan City’s Institute of Health and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the “Institute”) announced that it conducted pesticide residue safety testing on 2,011 cases of agricultural products brought into the Eomgung and Banyeo agricultural wholesale markets as well as products distributed in retail markets during the first half of 2025. Of these, 1,982 cases (98.6%) were found to be compliant with safety standards.

A total of 29 cases across 12 types of agricultural products (1.4%) were found to be non-compliant. Among them, 24 cases were from products brought into the wholesale markets and 5 cases were from retail-distributed products.

• A breakdown shows that 24 cases involved 9 types of leafy vegetables, 4 cases involved 2 types of leaf-stem vegetables, and 1 case involved fruit, all of which exceeded permissible pesticide residue limits.

<List of non-compliant agricultural products: 12 types, 29 cases>
① Leafy Vegetables: Lettuce (8), Perilla Leaves (4), Crown Daisy (4), Butterbur (2), Loose-Leaf Cabbage (2), Spinach (1), Iceberg Lettuce (1), Rape Leaf (1), Bok Choy (1)
② Leaf-Stem Vegetables: Green Onion (3), Chive (1)
③ Fruit: Blueberry (1)

• A total of 34 instances of 21 types of pesticide residues were detected in the non-compliant products, including 22 cases involving 10 types of insecticides such as Phorate and Terbufos, 9 cases involving 9 types of fungicides such as Procymidone, and 3 cases involving 2 types of herbicides such as Pendimethalin.

For the 29 non-compliant agricultural products identified in this round of testing, the results were reported to the relevant authorities to request administrative measures.

Furthermore, to enhance the safety management of agricultural products brought into the Eomgung and Banyeo wholesale markets, the Institute has expanded its safety inspection operations to six days a week—matching the wholesale auction schedule—effective from May 26 this year.

Lee Yong-joo, Director of the Institute of Health and Environment, stated, “To ensure the safety of agricultural products, we will strengthen routine pesticide residue inspections of goods entering the wholesale markets and take prompt action on non-compliant items. We are committed to agricultural product safety management so that citizens can purchase products with peace of mind.”