Pesticide residues in 23 South Korean 'super foods' are below the standard level

Published 2021년 4월 7일

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Seoul city has announced that the pesticide residue levels in 92 samples of 23 types of agricultural products, commonly referred to as 'super foods', were all below the standard. The products included citrus fruits, nuts, oats, strawberries, garlic, broccoli, spinach, legumes, tomatoes, pumpkins, and blueberries. The samples were collected from wholesale markets and hypermarkets in February and March. The city urges those concerned about pesticide residue to wash the produce thoroughly. For more information, the city suggests visiting the Food Safety Bureau of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hwa-seop = The city of Seoul announced on the 7th that the results of pesticide residues were all below the standard for 92 cases of 23 kinds of domestic and imported agricultural products called'super food'. The city collected and inspected samples at wholesale markets and hypermarkets in February and March this year. Target items are citrus fruits (tangerines, oranges, red flavors, grapefruit, Cheonhyehyang, Hallabong), nuts (peanuts, brazil nuts, almonds, walnuts), oats, strawberries, garlic, broccoli, spinach, legumes, tomatoes, pumpkins, blueberries, etc. to be. If you are uneasy about pesticides on agricultural products, you can remove a significant amount of residual pesticides by simply immersing them in clean water for a while and then washing them ...

Source: Yna