EU bans Indian Alphonso mangoes

[idune]

Indians using pesticide in fruits and vegetables and not a single regret from indians. Only chest thumping on getting caught with criminal act. This is shining example of secular and democratic india.

 

[Indischer]

Indians using pesticide in fruits and vegetables and not a single regret from indians. Only chest thumping on getting caught with criminal act. This is shining example of secular and democratic india.

At least read the news properly before commenting. Don't make a fool out of yourself in every thread.

 

[livingdead]

This should teach the exporters to use the right method that can eliminate fruit flies among other.

 

[idune]

At least read the news properly before commenting. Don't make a fool out of yourself in every thread.

I have read it. Dont run your mouth when there is no defense. This is not first time harmful and deadly ingredients found in indian products. Glass particle was found in indian made drugs.

Generic Lipitor recalled after glass particles found | Fox News

 

[Indischer]

I have read it. Dont run your mouth when there is defense. This is not first time harmful and deadly ingredients found in indian products. Glass particle was found in indian made drugs.

Generic Lipitor recalled after glass particles found | Fox News

Oh yeah, so you are dumb enough to not know the difference between pest and pesticide? And silly enough to deviate away from the topic at the first sign of rebuttal. Fine example of Bangladeshi education - Lack of manners and lack of insight to boot.

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

mera Mazdoor bhai @Raja.Pakistani kaha rehta hai aaj kal ?

UK mein mazdoori kar rha hai

One pound fish

Five pound mango box

 

[idune]

Oh yeah, so you are dumb enough to not know the difference between pest and pesticide? And silly enough to deviate away from the topic at the first sign of rebuttal. Fine example of Bangladeshi education - Lack of manners and lack of insight to boot.

Here are news for chest thumping indians. Let me know when you enough dose of truth.

Pesticide residue found in vegetables in Trivandrum
T. Nandakumar


All the heavily contaminated vegetables showed the presence of multiple pesticides, indicating a dangerous trend among farmers.
Going vegetarian may not be a good idea yet if you buy your greens from the open market. Dangerous levels of pesticide residue have been detected in samples of five commonly used vegetables available at sales outlets in Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod.

Curry leaf, mint leaf, green chilly, big chilly, and long beans are the most contaminated (exceeding the maximum residue limit prescribed by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India and the European Union), while the pesticide residue in red amaranthus, coriander leaves, beans, salad cucumber, and red capsicum is below the permissible limit.

Pesticide residue found in vegetables in Trivandrum - The Hindu

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India: High pesticide content in vegetables found in local markets

There is fresh evidence of the undesirable extent of pesticide content in vegetables available across markets in Kerala. A report prepared by the Food Quality Monitoring Laboratory under the Council for Food Research and Development (CFRD) indicates presence of pesticides that has rendered several lots of vegetables unfit for human consumption.

Forty-four lots of vegetables collected from the markets in December were analysed for presence of organo chloro pesticides at the laboratory, the report accessed by The Hindu shows. Ten samples contained organo chloro residue. Of these, five samples had residue above permissible limits, which meant they were unfit for human consumption.

The analytical data showed that big onions collected from the open market at Neyyattinkara contained 0.055 ppm (parts per million) of Alpha BHC, 0.03 ppm of Delta BHC, and 0.225 ppm of Heptachlor. Cucumber collected from a trading outlet at Perumbavoor contained 0.045 ppm of Endrin Aldehyde and 0.07 ppm of endosulfan. Long beans taken from the same outlet at Perumbavoor had 0.005 ppm of Alpha BHC, 0.025 ppm of Gamma BHC, 0.015 ppm of Beta BHC, 0.035 ppm of PP DDE, 0.045 ppm of PP DDD, and 0.09 ppm of Endrin Aldehyde. Carrot samples collected from the open market at Kottayam had 0.02 ppm of Beta BHC, 0.015 ppm of HeptEpoxide, and 0.06 ppm of b-Endosulfan.

India: High pesticide content in vegetables found in local markets

 

[wolfschanzze]

i love mangoes the fruit and the girls

 

[idune]

Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies
Neha Madaan,TNN | Mar 5, 2014, 07.24 AM IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...fruits-veggies/articleshow/31445588.cms#write
PUNE: The advice to 'watch what you eat' may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they tested, researchers found pesticide residue in 96 samples.

The vegetable samples were collected from local vendors and shops from different parts of Pune and were tested from April 2013 to January 2014. Some samples were found to have residues of banned pesticides such as Chlordane, Carbofuron, Captafol and DDT.

An official from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited Pesticide Residue Testing Laboratory, Pune (PRTL), which carried out the research, told TOI that pesticides were found in vegetables such as bitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber and tomatoes and raisins.

Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies - The Times of India

 

[Indischer]

Here are news for chest thumping indians.

Pesticide residue found in vegetables in Trivandrum
T. Nandakumar


All the heavily contaminated vegetables showed the presence of multiple pesticides, indicating a dangerous trend among farmers.
Going vegetarian may not be a good idea yet if you buy your greens from the open market. Dangerous levels of pesticide residue have been detected in samples of five commonly used vegetables available at sales outlets in Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod.

Curry leaf, mint leaf, green chilly, big chilly, and long beans are the most contaminated (exceeding the maximum residue limit prescribed by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India and the European Union), while the pesticide residue in red amaranthus, coriander leaves, beans, salad cucumber, and red capsicum is below the permissible limit.

Pesticide residue found in vegetables in Trivandrum - The Hindu

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India: High pesticide content in vegetables found in local markets

There is fresh evidence of the undesirable extent of pesticide content in vegetables available across markets in Kerala. A report prepared by the Food Quality Monitoring Laboratory under the Council for Food Research and Development (CFRD) indicates presence of pesticides that has rendered several lots of vegetables unfit for human consumption.

Forty-four lots of vegetables collected from the markets in December were analysed for presence of organo chloro pesticides at the laboratory, the report accessed by The Hindu shows. Ten samples contained organo chloro residue. Of these, five samples had residue above permissible limits, which meant they were unfit for human consumption.

The analytical data showed that big onions collected from the open market at Neyyattinkara contained 0.055 ppm (parts per million) of Alpha BHC, 0.03 ppm of Delta BHC, and 0.225 ppm of Heptachlor. Cucumber collected from a trading outlet at Perumbavoor contained 0.045 ppm of Endrin Aldehyde and 0.07 ppm of endosulfan. Long beans taken from the same outlet at Perumbavoor had 0.005 ppm of Alpha BHC, 0.025 ppm of Gamma BHC, 0.015 ppm of Beta BHC, 0.035 ppm of PP DDE, 0.045 ppm of PP DDD, and 0.09 ppm of Endrin Aldehyde. Carrot samples collected from the open market at Kottayam had 0.02 ppm of Beta BHC, 0.015 ppm of HeptEpoxide, and 0.06 ppm of b-Endosulfan.

India: High pesticide content in vegetables found in local markets

Are all Bangladeshis as dense as you between their ears? God help Bangladesh if it's educated folks cannot differentiate between pests and pesticides.

Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies
Neha Madaan,TNN | Mar 5, 2014, 07.24 AM IST
PUNE: The advice to 'watch what you eat' may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they tested, researchers found pesticide residue in 96 samples.

The vegetable samples were collected from local vendors and shops from different parts of Pune and were tested from April 2013 to January 2014. Some samples were found to have residues of banned pesticides such as Chlordane, Carbofuron, Captafol and DDT.

An official from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited Pesticide Residue Testing Laboratory, Pune (PRTL), which carried out the research, told TOI that pesticides were found in vegetables such as bitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber and tomatoes and raisins.

Traces of pesticide in fruits, veggies - The Times of India

Here's some pesticide-laden food for thought for you too. Sitting inside a glass-house, it isn't a good idea to throw stones at your neighbours.

IRIN Asia | BANGLADESH: Pesticide poisoning takes its toll | Bangladesh | Environment | Food Security | Health & Nutrition

An annual government survey of Bangladesh’s health situation has found that pesticide-related poisoning is a leading cause of death, underscoring a major health concern.

The 2009 Health Bulletin, which compiles health statistics from 2008, recorded 7,438 pesticide-related poisoning deaths at more than 400 hospitals nationwide amongst men and women aged 15-49.

Of the deaths, direct pesticide poisoning accounted for 8 percent of the fatalities, preceded only by respiratory failure at 11 percent, said the bulletin.

The report was released in December 2009; the previous year’s Health Bulletin did not cite any pesticide-related poisoning deaths.

Muhammad Abul Faiz, professor of medicine at Dhaka’s Sir Salimullah Medical College, said that of the 933 poisoning cases admitted to that facility in 2008, 38 percent were due to pesticide.
The use of chemicals for growing vegetables was a major factor in the pesticide-related deaths, said Faiz, previously director-general of health services for the government.

"Farmers apply pesticides on their crops without taking proper protective measures. They expose themselves to highly poisonous pesticides. They inhale substantial amounts of the pesticides they spray to kill insects in their crops," Faiz told IRIN.

Farmers apply pesticides on their crops without taking proper protective measures. They expose themselves to highly poisonous pesticides.

"Others get poisoned because they do not properly wash their hands and faces after spraying pesticides," he said.

That is bad news in a country where 75 percent of the civilian labour force - estimated at 56 million - is directly or indirectly engaged in the agriculture sector.

Dangerous recycling

Scientists from the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) report that many farmers do not dispose of empty pesticide containers after use, instead routinely recycling them.

Sometimes the containers are used for storing food items, underscoring the importance of proper recycling and disposal of used containers, they say.

NIPSOM scientists also say people need to be made aware of poisoning caused by recycling and improper disposal of used pesticide containers. They recommend that pesticide dealers ensure that warnings are explicitly written on containers, so they are not used for the storage of any food item.

But this is a challenge, since the country’s adult literacy rate is only 56.3 percent, according to government figures.

"Considering the widespread illiteracy of our farmers, it should be made mandatory for pesticide producers and sellers to print pictures on pesticide containers showing how to use and dispose of them properly after use," said Mohammad Mahfuzullah, an environmental activist and executive director of the Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD), a national NGO.

Photo: David Swanson/IRIN
Many of Bangladesh's 150 million inhabitants earn their living in agriculture
Overuse of pesticides

Compounding matters is the increasing usage of pesticides in the country, including those which are highly toxic.

According to the most recent government figures available, 37,712 tons of pesticide were sold in the country in 2007, an increase of 145.3 percent on the amount sold in 2001.

In Bangladesh, annual crop losses due to pests and disease are in the range of 10 to 15 percent without any direct intervention, according to the World Bank. Farmers are therefore easily persuaded to use pesticides to protect their crops.

"Pesticides ensure higher yields and longer preservation of food grains and vegetables," said Ghulam Faruk, a Dhaka fruit and vegetable importer.

"What we need is natural methods of pest control, [the] introduction of pest-resistant varieties of paddy and vegetables, and scientific use of pesticides to assist natural methods," he said.

Regulations ignored

Bangladesh’s 1985 Pesticide Rules outline stringent procedures for the registration, import, manufacture, sale, packaging and advertisement of pesticides.

But pesticide importers and traders pay scant attention to these regulations, experts say.

Illiterate farmers are also persuaded by unscrupulous traders and various incentive schemes to buy unregistered pesticide formulations that promise to protect crops against pest attacks and disease.

Meanwhile, suppliers continue to sell many chemical substances banned by the government, as well as chemical compounds such as aldrin and endrin, which are classified as "highly hazardous" by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In addition, many pesticides continue to be sold in the market without names or under false labels, and with no clear warnings or instructions to farmers, contravening the law, according to experts.

 

[idune]

Up to 18 pesticides found in vegetables you buy (in India)

HYDERABAD: If the adage ‘you are what you eat’ is true, Hyderabadis stand the risk of exposure to lethal pesticides in the vegetables they consume. A study carried out by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has found that pesticide residues in some of the vegetables and fruits sold at Rythu Bazaars or by street vendors are above the internationally stipulated maximum residual levels (MRL).

Green grapes and okra (lady’s finger) are the most contaminated. The NIN study analyzed fruits and vegetables sold by Rythu Bazars and street vendors in five zones in Hyderabad: Erragadda, Kukatpally, Mehdipatnam, Falaknuma and Lal Bahadur Nagar. It assessed residual pesticide levels in egg plant (brinjal), cauliflower, okra, tomato and chilli among vegetables, and grapes and apples among fruits.

The study found that green grapes, for instance, had residues of 18 pesticides, of which five were present in all the samples analyzed. The mean concentration of imidacloprid— a pesticide rated by WHO as moderately toxic to mammals— in green grapes was found to be 0.702 mg per kg whereas the acceptable MRL for spraying it is 1 mg per kg. Among the vegetables studied, okra too registered the presence of 18 pesticides of which 11 were present in all samples.

The study, reported in the journal Food Research International, also found that pesticide residue levels were higher than those reported by similar studies published earlier. The concentration of organophosphates was found to be especially high in the vegetable samples.

“This class of pesticides can cause neurotoxicity upon prolonged exposure which would result from consumption over some 20 years,” said Dr S N Sinha of NIN’s Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, who conducted the studies.
The main reason for the high residue levels is the unregulated use of pesticides by farmers who have no guidance on the permissible limits, says Dr Sinha.

India does not have in place a protocol of MRLs for all the pesticides used by farmers. So far, MRLs have been set for only 185 of the 815 molecules included in the schedule to the Insecticide Act, 1968. The study therefore relies on limits set by the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (WHO).
“There are several banned pesticides farmers continue to use as they are unaware of proper limits. Further, farmers rely on information given by unqualified retailers on the choice of pesticides and their dosage,” said Dr Sinha.

Up to 18 pesticides found in vegetables you buy - IBNLive

 

[notsuperstitious]

Idune stop being retarded one day in a year.

 

[Tshering22]

Up to 18 pesticides found in vegetables you buy (in India)

HYDERABAD: If the adage ‘you are what you eat’ is true, Hyderabadis stand the risk of exposure to lethal pesticides in the vegetables they consume. A study carried out by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has found that pesticide residues in some of the vegetables and fruits sold at Rythu Bazaars or by street vendors are above the internationally stipulated maximum residual levels (MRL).

Green grapes and okra (lady’s finger) are the most contaminated. The NIN study analyzed fruits and vegetables sold by Rythu Bazars and street vendors in five zones in Hyderabad: Erragadda, Kukatpally, Mehdipatnam, Falaknuma and Lal Bahadur Nagar. It assessed residual pesticide levels in egg plant (brinjal), cauliflower, okra, tomato and chilli among vegetables, and grapes and apples among fruits.

The study found that green grapes, for instance, had residues of 18 pesticides, of which five were present in all the samples analyzed. The mean concentration of imidacloprid— a pesticide rated by WHO as moderately toxic to mammals— in green grapes was found to be 0.702 mg per kg whereas the acceptable MRL for spraying it is 1 mg per kg. Among the vegetables studied, okra too registered the presence of 18 pesticides of which 11 were present in all samples.

The study, reported in the journal Food Research International, also found that pesticide residue levels were higher than those reported by similar studies published earlier. The concentration of organophosphates was found to be especially high in the vegetable samples.

“This class of pesticides can cause neurotoxicity upon prolonged exposure which would result from consumption over some 20 years,” said Dr S N Sinha of NIN’s Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, who conducted the studies.
The main reason for the high residue levels is the unregulated use of pesticides by farmers who have no guidance on the permissible limits, says Dr Sinha.

India does not have in place a protocol of MRLs for all the pesticides used by farmers. So far, MRLs have been set for only 185 of the 815 molecules included in the schedule to the Insecticide Act, 1968. The study therefore relies on limits set by the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (WHO).
“There are several banned pesticides farmers continue to use as they are unaware of proper limits. Further, farmers rely on information given by unqualified retailers on the choice of pesticides and their dosage,” said Dr Sinha.

Up to 18 pesticides found in vegetables you buy - IBNLive

Dude, really? We export and consume millions of tonnes of fruits and veggies every year. It goes in multiple batches of shipments out of India. There may be a few batches that are neglected but that is not the reason exactly why our mangoes were banned.

Pesticides are the reason that has caused so many health problems in the past. However, there are many who also grow and eat organic without the use of chemical pesticides.

Re-read the article about why they think that the mangoes to be banned and hence they banned it.

 

[OrionHunter]

Damn all these rules and regulations

I want some Pakistani mangoes now....

Prices of mangoes have crashed in India due to the ban. I can now eat Alphonsos to my heart's content!!

Want some?

 

[Levina]

To err is human to forgive is Armstrongism !

Sorry I cant hear you ahem ahem bu++