RISK-BASED APPROACH TO POST-REGISTRATION MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN BERRY AND MELON CROPS
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public health; risk assessment; pesticides; food safety; preventive medicine.Abstract
AIM. The aim of the study is the scientific substantiation and addressing of practical challenges related to monitoring pesticide residues in raw agricultural materials of berry and melon crops.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. Field studies included 28 series of experiments aimed at examining the behavior of the studied pesticides in berry and melon crops, assessing the dynamics of their residues in plant raw materials. The concentration of active ingredients in the selected samples was determined using high-performance liquid and gas chromatography.
RESULTS. A list of priority active ingredients for post-registration monitoring of pesticide residues in agricultural raw materials was justified. A generalized scheme for a risk-oriented approach to regulating pesticide application in berry and melon cultivation was developed.
CONCLUSIONS. The identified priority pesticides requiring mandatory post-registration monitoring in agricultural raw materials include the fungicide difenoconazole, the herbicide pendimethalin, and the insecticide abamectin. This will help reduce the adverse impact of pesticides on the health of both agricultural workers and the general population.
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