The Determination of 167 Pesticides in Rice Grown in Turkey

Abstract

It is highly important to plan and control pesticide use in our agricultural production-especially in export products-to be able to prevent residue problem. In terms of both human health and environment and exportation process of agricultural products, it is necessary to make production conforming to developed country standards. In this study, pesticides residues in unpolished rice collected from Edirne-Turkey were determined by LC-MS/MS. The four different pesticide (Tebuconazole, Cyproconazole, Propiconazole and Trifloxy-strobin) were found in the 32 rice samples. All results were evaluated by looking at the national (Turkish Food Codex) and international (Japan, FAO, WHO, USA, EU, Brazil, Korea, Taiwan) pesticide maximum residue limits (MRL). According to Turkish Food Codex, the residue of Trifloxystrobin in the four rice samples was found over of the rate of the specified MRL. However, some samples contained pesticides in amounts exceeding their MRLs compared with international MRL value. This study was presented for the first time in literature.