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Residual Pesticide Testing of High-Demand Chuseok Agricultural Products: All 132 Samples Meet Safety Standards

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The Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment announced that it conducted residual pesticide testing on 132 samples of high-demand agricultural products brought into the Eomgung and Banyeo Agricultural Products Wholesale Markets to verify the safety of products for ancestral rites and gifts, for which consumption increases ahead of Chuseok. All samples were found to meet the permissible residue limits.

The testing was conducted from August 30 to September 11 on agricultural products brought into the wholesale markets for use in Chuseok ancestral rites and as gifts.

A total of 23 types of agricultural products were tested, comprising 98 samples of 17 types of vegetables, 33 samples of five types of fruit, and one sample of one type of mushroom. The samples were tested for residues of 465 pesticides.

Residual pesticides were detected in 77 of the 132 samples, or 58.3 percent, but all were within the permissible limits. No agricultural products exceeded the applicable standards.

A total of 63 pesticides were detected, including 33 insecticides, 29 fungicides, and one plant growth regulator, with 214 detections in total.

Meanwhile, since August, the Institute has expanded the number of substances tested in agricultural products auctioned at agricultural products wholesale markets in Busan from 452 to 465, further strengthening efforts to ensure the safety of agricultural products.

Lee Yong-ju, Director of the Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment, said, “Ahead of Chuseok, we conducted intensive residual pesticide safety inspections focusing on agricultural products commonly purchased by residents for ancestral rites and gifts, and confirmed that all samples met the permissible limits.”

He added, “We will continue conducting safety inspections on agricultural products for which consumption increases by season and period so that residents can purchase agricultural products with confidence.”