The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 27th that, in celebration of Jeongwol Daeboreum (the first full moon of the lunar year), it conducted residual pesticide tests on high-consumption agricultural products from January 26 to February 13, and confirmed that all products were within the permitted limits.
The inspection targets were as follows: 40 samples of ingredients for ogokbap (five-grain rice), including millet, sorghum, glutinous millet, glutinous rice, beans, and red beans; 52 samples of ingredients for namul (seasoned vegetables), including eggplant, bracken, bellflower root, radish, chwinamul, and pumpkin; and 21 samples of nuts and seeds eaten on this day, including peanuts, chestnuts, ginkgo nuts, pine nuts, and walnuts.
The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment analyzed 475 types of pesticide components in these agricultural products and found that all items were within the standard limits. In some items, pesticide components such as acetamiprid, azoxystrobin, and difenoconazole were detected, but all were confirmed to be within the maximum residue limits.
Do Youngsook, Head of the Agricultural and Marine Products Inspection Department at the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment, said, "Through the Safe Agricultural Products Guardian Project, we will conduct inspections of high-consumption agricultural products by season and by theme, and transparently release the results to create a food environment in which residents of the province can feel safe."
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