Pesticide residues? ! You and I will check together!

Following the previous article【How to wash fruits and vegetables is the most effective?】After that, let’s talk about pesticide residues more completely! In fact, the amount of pesticide residues can be checked before buying fruits and vegetables, and this is all related to the production process of fruits and vegetables! What measures has our agriculture done for the use of pesticides? Let's see it further:

◆ Organic Agriculture

We all know that organic agriculture has been around for many years. According to different agricultural hazards, different methods can be used to reduce or even plant crops without the use of pesticides through different environmental regulation, or the use of Taiwan endemic species. In recent years, some start-up companies have developed a variety of novel methods, such as special biological pheromones and microbial phase adjustment. Through these methods, they have cooperated with local farmers, and finally achieved very good results!

◆ Pesticide half-life calculation method

Just as humans need to calculate the dose of drugs, the pesticides used in crops are also the same concept. After using pesticides, farmers will calculate the half-life of the pesticides and wait until the pesticides have decayed to a minimum of residues before harvesting. At this time, the purchased agricultural products are relatively safer! This is why we always hear "the crops rushed to harvest after natural disasters should be eaten less and cleaned", because generally speaking

The half-life of pesticides is about at least 10 days or more

Some may even last for 1 to 2 months, but when a natural disaster occurs, farmers have no time to worry about the half-life of pesticides. Therefore, you have to choose the amount you buy by yourself, and it is recommended to clean it completely.

◆ Manufacturer cleaning

Some vegetable and fruit merchants that pay special attention to the problem of pesticide residues will use some commercial lotions to wash the agricultural products before the products are sent to the retail end. If the lotion is selected properly, this treatment can indeed reduce the amount of pesticide residues, but the same is true. One [How to wash fruits and vegetables is the most effective?】As mentioned, perhaps the commercial lotion does not effectively remove too many pesticides. Therefore, as consumers, we must not neglect our own cleaning steps!

◆ Government inspection

Regarding the good agricultural product standards, the government introduced the "four chapters and one Q" method in the past, but I believe that many people are very unfamiliar with this title. What exactly is this "four chapters and one Q"?

What is the difference between them? Let us directly use the following picture to tell everyone:

As you can see from the graph,As long as one of the four chapters is obtained, it means that the pesticide residue of this product is qualified, If there is a QR code, we can even use the mobile phone directly to get real-time information about the production process. Simply put, the government helps consumers check many things for the industry in this way.

But why is the sign of Jiyuanpu drawn horizontally? In order to integrate the label system and improve food safety standards, the Council of AgricultureThe Jiyuan Garden badge is convenient for exit on June 15, 2019, Now onlyThree chapters one QLu (pictured below)!

However, pesticide residues in products, and even more other related food safety issues, are definitely not only the responsibility of the government and manufacturers. As consumers, we can also contribute to this.By understanding where the knowledge lies, how to compare and inquiries, and by purchasing and supporting excellent agro-products vendors, we can definitely make our food safety net more complete., And everyone is welcome to leave a message below to share your experience on food safety issues!