Monitoring of Residual Pesticides in Commercial Agricultural Products in Korea

국내 유통 농산물의 농약 잔류실태 모니터링

  • Kim, Hee-Yeon (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Park, Hyoung-Joon (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Ha (Test and Analytical Team, Daejoen Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Gwak, In-Shin (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Moon, Hyung-Sil (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Song, Mi-Hye (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Jang, Young-Mi (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Lee, Myoung-Sook (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Park, Jong-Seok (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Ho (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Yoon, Sang-Hyeon (Center for Food and Drug Inspection, Gyeongin Regional Korea Food and Drug Administration)
  • 김희연 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 박형준 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 이진하 (대전지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석팀) ;
  • 곽인신 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 문형실 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 송미혜 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 장영미 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 이명숙 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 박종석 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 이광호 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터) ;
  • 윤상현 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 시험분석센터)
  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

We tested for residual pesticide levels in agricultural products purchased from 5 provinces within the middle region of Korea during 2006. A Total of 488 samples of 23 different types of agricultural products were analyzed by GC/MS, GC-NPD, and LC/MS/MS. We used multi-analysis methods to analyze for 231 different pesticide types; a single residual pesticides were detected in 92 samples (18.9%), of which 9 samples (1.9%) exceeded the Korea Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). we detected pesticide residue in more than 50% of the pepper leaf and welsh onion samples. For the welsh onions, 16 among the 30 analyzed samples contained pesticide residue, and 4 samples exceeded the Korea MRLs. Among the 234 kinds of pesticides we tested for, 42 were detected, and 21 of them were detected more than twice. Six pesticide residue types, including cypermethrin, iprodione, fludioxonil, ethoprophos, flutolanil, and lufenuron, exceeded the MRLs. No residual pesticides were detected in 396 of the samples (81.1%), and the residual pesticide levels in 83 samples (17.0%) were lower than the Korea MRLs, indicating that 98.1% of the samples were relatively safe.

서울, 경기, 인천, 강원, 충북지역에 유통되고 있는 농산물 중 다소비 농산물 및 잔류농약 부적합 이력이 높은 참나물, 취나물, 쪽파 등 23종(488건)의 농산물을 대상으로, GC/MS, GC-NPD 및 LC/MS/MS를 사용하여 동시 다성분 검사대상 농약 231종 및 methamidophos, acephate, pymetrozine 등 234종의 농약에 대해서 모니터링 검사를 실시하였다. 488건의 농산물 중 92건(18.9%)의 시료에서 농약이 검출되었으며 그중 9건(1.9%)은 국내 농약잔류 허용기준을 초과하였으며, 고춧잎과 쪽파는 50% 이상의 검출율을 나타내었다. 특히 쪽파에서는 30건의 시료 중 16건에서 농약이 검출되어 53.3%의 검출율을 나타내었으며 이 중 4건에서 농약잔류허용기준 이상의 농약이 검출되었다. 그 외에 숙갓, 취나물, 신선초, 깻잎, 적겨자 등에서 20% 이상의 농약 검출율을 나타내었으나 검출량은 대부분 농약 잔류허용기준 이하였다. 총 234종의 농약 중 42종의 농약이 1회 이상 검출되었으며, 그 중 21종의 농약은 2회 이상 검출되었다. 잔류허용기준을 초과한 농약은 iprodione, fludioxonil, cypermethrin, ethoprophos, flutolanil, lufenuron 등 6종이었으며, 초과 대상농산물은 쪽파 4건 및 취나물, 신선초, 고춧잎, 쑥갓, 팥 각 1건 등 9건이었다. 전체 검사대상 시료의 81.1%인 394건에서는 농약이 검출되지 않았고, 농약이 검출된 92건 중 83건이 농약 잔류허용기준 미만으로 검출되는 등 98.1%가 적합한 수준이었다.

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