In South Korea, the government will start safety inspection of pesticide residues before shipment of major kimchi vegetables

9 items including Chinese cabbage and radish… 17th - December 2nd The government will start testing the safety of pesticide residues on nine major kimchi vegetables ahead of the kimchi season. The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service announced on the 16th that it will inspect Chinese cabbage, radish, green onion, garlic, ginger, mustard, onion, chives, and red pepper for 7 weeks from the 17th of this month to the 2nd of December to check whether the pesticide residue limit is exceeded before shipment. Randomly select the target farms, collect samples from the fields where vegetables are planted on the date notified in advance, and check whether the major pesticide components remain above the allowable standard. In particular, the number of pesticide ingredients surveyed this year was 463, a significant increase from last year (320). For non-conforming agricultural products, measures such as delay of shipment, disposal, and conversion of use are taken ...