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A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration jointly issued the "National Food Safety Standard Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food" (GB2763-2021).
The new standard will be implemented on September 3, 2021.

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So far, China's pesticide residue limit standards will exceed 10,000 items, fully covering the pesticide varieties and major plant-derived products approved for use in China
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Food is the priority for the people, and "safety on the tip of the tongue" has always been the focus of common concern of the whole society
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So, what changes have been made between the new standards for pesticide residue limits and the old ones? What positive effects will the new standards have in ensuring the safety of agricultural products? How should ordinary consumers scientifically understand pesticide residues? To this end, the reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
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Reporter: A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that China's pesticide residue limit standards have exceeded 10,000 items, fully covering the pesticide varieties and major plant-derived products approved for use in China
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With more pesticide residue standards, what practical effects will it have in protecting "safety on the tip of the tongue"? Answer: The use of pesticides to control pests and weeds and ensure food security is a necessary technical measure, and it is also an international practice
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The use of pesticides will produce pesticide residues, no matter which country produces agricultural products
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Since it is unavoidable, countries ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products and avoid the possible harm to human health caused by pesticide residues by formulating maximum pesticide residue limits
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With the increase in the number of pesticide MRL standards, there will be more types of pesticides and agricultural products tested, the coverage of agricultural product quality and safety supervision will be broader, and the quality and safety of agricultural products will be more guaranteed
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There are 81 new pesticide varieties, 2985 new residue limit standards, and 20 new food types (categories), which provides a wider coverage of the standards
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Provide a more powerful technical basis for agricultural producers to strengthen quality control, and for regulatory agencies to more accurately discover hidden safety hazards in food, and the people's "beep safety" will be more effectively guaranteed
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Reporter: Compared with the previous version, what are the main changes in the new version of the pesticide residue limit standard released this time? Answer: The new version of the pesticide residue limit standards released this time stipulates 10092 maximum residue limits for 564 pesticides in 376 (category) foods.
The number of standards exceeded 10,000 for the first time, nearly twice that of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).

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Compared with the 2019 version, there are 81 new pesticide varieties and 2985 residue limits; compared with the 2014 version before the "13th Five-Year Plan", the number of pesticide varieties has increased by 46%, and the number of residue limits has increased by 176%.
The "13th Five-Year Plan" pesticide residue standard system construction task proposed by the Ministry of Rural Affairs marks a new level of pesticide residue standard formulation in China, which will effectively guarantee the quality and safety of China's agricultural products, guide the scientific and rational use of pesticides in agricultural production, and promote the healthy development of international trade in agricultural products.

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Reporter: What is the current status of pesticide residues in my country? How are pesticide residues produced? How should it be reduced and controlled? In the production process, how to ensure that pesticide residues meet the standards from the source? Answer: In recent years, the pass rate of pesticide residues in the routine monitoring of the quality and safety of agricultural products in China has been above 97%.
The quality and safety of agricultural products in China is generally controllable and maintained at a relatively high level
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Scientifically speaking, pesticide residue is an inevitable phenomenon after pesticide application.
It refers to any specific substance that appears in agricultural products due to the use of pesticides, including pesticide derivatives that are considered to have toxicological significance, such as the transformation of pesticides in plants, metabolites, reaction products and impurities
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In fact, during the registration process, the safety of pesticide products was scientifically evaluated, and reasonable use recommendations were put forward
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Therefore, as long as pesticides are used and harvested in accordance with the requirements of product labels, the quality and safety of agricultural products can be guaranteed
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Of course, in the face of the basic national conditions that agricultural production is mainly operated by small-scale farmers, it is necessary to adopt various methods to improve scientific medicine technology and maintain agricultural production safety, agricultural product quality safety and ecological environment safety
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One is to strengthen source control
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Give full play to the leverage of pesticide registration and further optimize the structure of pesticide products
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Speed ​​up the elimination of high-toxic and high-risk pesticides, control low-level repetitive production, actively develop high-efficiency, low-toxicity, and low-residue pesticides, and encourage the registration of biological pesticides and characteristic small crops
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The second is to vigorously promote green prevention and control measures
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Vigorously promote eco-friendly pesticides and formulations, gradually replace high-toxic and high-residue pesticides, and gradually replace high-toxic pesticides that are still in use.
At the same time, vigorously promote plant protection measures that replace pesticides, including the promotion of the use of natural enemy organisms, light trapping, etc.
physical means and insect pheromone trapping, and the like isotropic
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The third is to strengthen the training of efficient and safe scientific application techniques
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Vigorously train farmers and grass-roots technical personnel, improve their awareness and technology of safe and rational use of medicines, popularize knowledge of scientific and rational use of medicines, reduce the abuse of pesticides, improve the effectiveness of prevention and control, and reduce the amount of pesticides
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The fourth is to vigorously develop professional service organizations
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Through the development of specialized service organizations for diseases and insect pests, the level of specialization and large-scale use of pesticides will be improved, so that the application of pesticides will be more in line with the regular requirements of pest prevention and control, and the purpose of better scientific and rational use of drugs can be achieved
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Reporter: In the consumption link, how should consumers scientifically understand pesticide residues? How to deal with classification? What problems and aspects should consumers pay attention to when buying and handling fruits and vegetables? Answer: The formulation of maximum pesticide residue limits is a technical means and common practice for international organizations and countries to strengthen pesticide residue management and control
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Whether it is safe to eat agricultural products containing pesticide residues depends on the amount of pesticide residues, toxicity and consumption
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When formulating pesticide residue limit standards, countries have increased the safety factor by at least 100 times.
Therefore, residues below the standard are safe and can be eaten with confidence
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Fresh agricultural products sold in formal places such as farmer's markets, supermarkets, and community convenience food stations have undergone necessary inspection procedures before being put on the shelves, and their quality and safety can be effectively guaranteed
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Of course, consumers can adopt cleaning methods such as soaking, peeling, and blanching according to the types of agricultural products and eating habits to achieve more hygienic purposes
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At the same time, the quality and safety of agricultural products sold in informal places cannot be effectively guaranteed due to their unclear sources.
Consumers are advised to purchase cautiously. .
Reporter: What are the current good practices for guarding the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the masses? Answer: In recent years, in accordance with the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping's "Four Strict" requirements, the relevant departments of agricultural product quality and safety have focused on ensuring "safety on the tip of the tongue" and have continuously promoted the development of standards
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In 2015, the "Work Plan for Accelerating the Improvement of China's Pesticide Residue Standard System" approved by the State Council carried out a top-level design for the formulation of China's pesticide residue standards during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and put forward 10,000 goals and requirements
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The 2021 version of the GB2763 benchmarking "the most stringent standard" requires scientifically setting residue limits, highlighting the supervision of high-risk pesticides and key agricultural products, ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products on a larger scale, and ensuring the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the people
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One is to highlight the supervision of high-risk pesticide varieties
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792 limit standards for 29 banned pesticides including methamidophos and 345 limit standards for 20 restricted pesticides such as omethoate have been stipulated, which has achieved full coverage of plant-derived agricultural products and provided for the strict supervision of the use of prohibited pesticides in violation of laws and regulations.
A sufficient basis for judgment
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The second is to highlight the supervision of fresh agricultural products
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Fresh agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits are becoming more and more in the diet of our country, and their quality and safety have attracted much attention
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The new version of the pesticide residue limit standard stipulates 5766 residue limits for fresh agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits, which provides strong support for strengthening the quality and safety supervision of fresh agricultural products
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The third is to highlight the supervision of imported agricultural products
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In view of the fact that imported agricultural products may contain pesticides that have not yet been registered in China, through evaluation and conversion of International Food Code standards, 1742 residue limits for 87 pesticides that have not been approved for use in China have been formulated in addition to China’s banned pesticides.
The national gate of food safety provides a technical basis, which is conducive to ensuring the safety of the people in our country for the consumption of imported food
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Pesticide residue limit standards are based on my country's pesticide registration residue test and market monitoring data, residents' dietary consumption data, pesticide toxicology data, etc.
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The principles, methods, and data requirements for dietary risk assessment of pesticide residues adopted in China have been in line with the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and Europe and the United States, ensuring the advanced nature of the standards
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In order to ensure scientific, fair, and open standards, experts, users, consumers, relevant functional departments, etc.
and the public were widely solicited when standards were formulated, and the members of the World Trade Organization were notified and accepted comments on the scientific nature of the standards.
The standard not only effectively guarantees the quality and safety of agricultural products, but also conforms to the reality of China's agricultural production
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