不一定比較安全,泰國驗出多起水耕蔬菜農藥殘留超標

連結:水耕蔬菜不一定比較安全,泰國驗出農藥殘留(科技新報)

泰國媒體報導,在一次針對水耕蔬菜進行的農藥檢測,有近三分之二的受檢樣品發現農藥殘餘超標。受檢的 30 個樣品中,有 19 個樣品農藥殘餘超標,另外還有 3 個樣品也檢出有農藥殘留但未超標。公布該檢驗結果的「泰國農藥警戒聯盟」(Thailand Pesticide Alert Network,Thai-PAN)呼籲,水耕蔬菜的生產、銷售團體及重視該議題的公益組織能共謀解決之道,一起訂定規範及正確的水耕栽培方法,以保護消費者權益和健康。

Thai-PAN 發言人 Prokchon Usap 說:「一般消費者以為,水耕蔬菜必定較傳統栽培的蔬菜安全,不至於有農藥殘留的疑慮,但我們檢驗的結果證明這是錯誤觀念。我們在水耕蔬菜驗出 25 種用於傳統栽培法的化學藥劑,其中包括除草劑、殺蟲劑、除黴劑等,更恐怖的是,其中有 17 種藥物會被植物吸收,當農藥進入蔬菜的莖、葉時,再怎麼洗也洗不乾淨。」

除了農藥殘餘的問題值得擔憂,食用蔬菜的另一項隱憂則是硝酸鹽累積。不論傳統或水耕栽培者,為了加速蔬菜成長有可能施予過多氮肥,如此可能造成蔬菜莖葉中累積過量硝酸鹽類,當硝酸鹽進入人體後,可能經消化酵素轉化為會致癌的亞硝胺,進而增加罹癌風險。

連結:Alert sounded over pesticides in hydroponic veggies

Nearly two-thirds of hydroponically grown vegetables recently tested for potentially harmful pesticides were found to be in excess of the maximum residue limit, according to the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN).

The non-governmental food safety organisation tested 30 vegetable samples marked as hydroponic on sale at fresh markets and supermarkets in Bangkok and other provinces.

Nineteen, or about 63%, contained pesticides at levels above the maximum residue limit. Three others were found to have residue but not exceeding the limit, while the other eight samples were free of any residue.

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