Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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Probabilistic exposure assessment, a risk-based sampling plan and food safety performance evaluation of common vegetables (tomato and brinjal) in Bangladesh

  • Mazumder, Mohammad Nurun-Nabi (Horticulture Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)) ;
  • Bo, Aung Bo (Department of Crop Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Shin, Seung Chul (Department of Crop Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jacxsens, Liesbeth (Department Food Safety and Food Quality, Ghent University) ;
  • Akter, Tahmina (Department of Irrigation and Water Management, Sylhet Agricultural University) ;
  • Bir, Md. Shahidul Haque (Department of Crop Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Aktar, Most Mohshina (Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University) ;
  • Rahman, Md. Habibur (Agronomy division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)) ;
  • WeiQiang, Jia (Department of Crop Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Kee Woong (Department of Crop Science, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2020.04.23
  • Accepted : 2020.10.16
  • Published : 2021.03.01
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Abstract

Along with the widespread use of pesticides in the world, concerns over human health impacts are rapidly growing. There is a large body of evidence on the relationship between the exposure to pesticides and the elevated rate of chronic diseases such as different types of cancers, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson, Alzheimer, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), birth defects, and reproductive disorders. This research assessed the health risk of pesticide residues by the dietary intake of vegetables collected from the agro-based markets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. As some of the banned pesticides were also found in vegetable samples, they may pose a higher risk because of cheaper availability and hence the government of Bangladesh should take strong measures to control these banned pesticides. Five organo phosphorus (chlorpyrifos, parathion, ethion, acephate, fenthion) and two carbamate (carbaryl and carbofuran) pesticide residues were identified in twenty four samples of two common vegetables (tomato and brinjal). The pesticide residues ranged from below a detectable limit (< 0.01) to 0.36 mg·kg-1. Acephate, chlorpyrifos, ethion, and carbaryl were detected in only one sample, while co-occurrence occurred twice for parathion. Continuous monitoring and strict regulation should be enforced regarding the control of pesticide residues in fresh vegetables and other food commodities in Bangladesh.

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Acknowledgement

This work was carried out with the support of the "VLIR-OUS scholarship, ITP-2015, University Ghent, Ghent, Belgium".

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