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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 16) found that the pesticide residue in a sample of Chinese cabbage was above the legal standard
.
The CFS is following up on the incident and reminds the public to properly handle the vegetables before eating them, including washing and soaking them, to reduce the pesticide residue content of the vegetables
.
A spokesman for the centre said: The centre has taken samples of the cabbage at the entrance level for testing through a regular food surveillance program
.
The results showed that the sample contained 0.
28 ppm of chlorpyrifos, which was 2.
8 times the maximum residual limit (0.
1 ppm)
.
He continued: "The levels of pesticides tested in the samples will not cause adverse health effects under normal consumption conditions
.
To reduce the pesticide residues in vegetables, the spokesman suggested that the public should rinse with running water first.
Vegetables are soaked in water for one hour or boiled for one minute in boiling water, and then discarded
.
Those who wish to further reduce the intake of pesticides can remove the outer leaves of the vegetables or peel off the outer skin of the vegetables
.
According to the Regulation on Pesticide Residues in Food, anyone who imports, manufactures or sells food that contains pesticide residues that do not meet the requirements of the Regulation is an offence.
Offenders can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned.
Six months
.
The center will continue to follow up the results, including continuing to track the source of the problematic food, the distribution situation, and taking samples for laboratory tests to protect the health of the public
.
The investigation continues
.
.
The CFS is following up on the incident and reminds the public to properly handle the vegetables before eating them, including washing and soaking them, to reduce the pesticide residue content of the vegetables
.
A spokesman for the centre said: The centre has taken samples of the cabbage at the entrance level for testing through a regular food surveillance program
.
The results showed that the sample contained 0.
28 ppm of chlorpyrifos, which was 2.
8 times the maximum residual limit (0.
1 ppm)
.
He continued: "The levels of pesticides tested in the samples will not cause adverse health effects under normal consumption conditions
.
To reduce the pesticide residues in vegetables, the spokesman suggested that the public should rinse with running water first.
Vegetables are soaked in water for one hour or boiled for one minute in boiling water, and then discarded
.
Those who wish to further reduce the intake of pesticides can remove the outer leaves of the vegetables or peel off the outer skin of the vegetables
.
According to the Regulation on Pesticide Residues in Food, anyone who imports, manufactures or sells food that contains pesticide residues that do not meet the requirements of the Regulation is an offence.
Offenders can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned.
Six months
.
The center will continue to follow up the results, including continuing to track the source of the problematic food, the distribution situation, and taking samples for laboratory tests to protect the health of the public
.
The investigation continues
.
