YS Sujana Chowdary Updates from Rajya Sabha. Questions Debates and Current News
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Alarming Levels Of Toxins In Fruits And Vegetables
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO .2253
ANSWERED ON 30.11.2010
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state :- (a) whether Government is aware about the alarming level of toxins in vegetables and fruits across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that the pesticides component such as chlordane, endrin, heptachlor, ethyl and parathion are used in growing numbers of vegetables and fruits in India;
(d) whether these pesticides have the potential to cause serious neurological problems, kidney damage, skin diseases, cancer and other such grievous diseases; and
(e) the action taken or being taken by Government to stop the use of such pesticide components?
ANSWER
THE MINSITER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI)
(a) to (c): Under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation’s central sector scheme, Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National level during April, 2009 to August, 2010, a total of 5683 samples of the vegetables and 2980 samples of fruts were collected from various Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) markets and retail outlets across various parts of the country. Pesticide residues were detected in 606 (10.6%) vegetables and 272 (9.2%) fruits samples, out of which 98 (1.7%) vegetables samples and 22 (0.8%) fruts samples were found to contain residues above their Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) notified Maximum Residue Limits (RMLs) Residues of chlordane, endrin, heptachlor, ethyl and parathion pesticides, have not been detected in the vegetables and fruits samples.
Alarming Levels Of Toxins In Fruits And Vegetables
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO .2253
ANSWERED ON 30.11.2010
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state :- (a) whether Government is aware about the alarming level of toxins in vegetables and fruits across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that the pesticides component such as chlordane, endrin, heptachlor, ethyl and parathion are used in growing numbers of vegetables and fruits in India;
(d) whether these pesticides have the potential to cause serious neurological problems, kidney damage, skin diseases, cancer and other such grievous diseases; and
(e) the action taken or being taken by Government to stop the use of such pesticide components?
ANSWER
THE MINSITER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI)
(a) to (c): Under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation’s central sector scheme, Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National level during April, 2009 to August, 2010, a total of 5683 samples of the vegetables and 2980 samples of fruts were collected from various Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) markets and retail outlets across various parts of the country. Pesticide residues were detected in 606 (10.6%) vegetables and 272 (9.2%) fruits samples, out of which 98 (1.7%) vegetables samples and 22 (0.8%) fruts samples were found to contain residues above their Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) notified Maximum Residue Limits (RMLs) Residues of chlordane, endrin, heptachlor, ethyl and parathion pesticides, have not been detected in the vegetables and fruits samples.
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