Analysis of Pesticides in Agricultural Product using ECD-2010 or FPD-2010

Introduction

As of 13 March 2002, the Japanese Food Hygiene Laws prescribe limits for 229 pesticides. However, faced with the problems of residual pesticides in imported vegetables, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare plans to expand the scope of these regulations to cover 400 pesticides by 2006. Reports of levels of pesticides exceeding these limit detected in raw or frozen imported vegetables and in domestically grown fruits and vegetables have focused interest on the analysis of pesticides. This Application News presents examples of the analysis of frequently detected organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides.

April 18, 2003 GMT