Japan destroys 1.4 tons of Vietnamese durians because of excessive pesticide residue

According to Vietnamese media reports, the Japanese quarantine agency destroyed a batch of durians from Vietnam in October. The durians weighed 1.4 tons. During sampling testing, it was found that the residual amount of active ingredient procyperide was 0.03ppm, exceeding the 0.01ppm allowed by Japan. Procymidone is a systemic fungicide that can prevent and control gray mold and sclerotinia in fruits and vegetables such as durian. At the same time, the Japanese quarantine agency also destroyed more than 4 tons of peppers from Vietnam because 2 of the 4 active ingredients were found. The two exceeded the standards, namely tricyclazole 0.2ppm and hexaconazole 0.03ppm, while the allowed standards are both 0.01ppm. Dr. Do Van Dun, director of the Department of Community Health at Ho Chi Minh City Medical University in Vietnam, said that these three chemicals are all allowed plant protection chemicals, so it is completely normal to detect these chemicals in durians and peppers exported ...