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Excessive pesticide found in 3 food samples

October 14, 2014

The Centre for Food Safety has found excessive pesticide residues in three vegetable samples, including Chinese white cabbage, Chinese lettuce and water spinach.

 

The Chinese white cabbage and Chinese lettuce concerned were from the Mainland. The centre is liaising with the Mainland authority to follow up on the incident. Meanwhile, the centre is still investigating the sources of the water spinach.

 

The level of pesticide residues detected in the water spinach sample is unlikely to pose any adverse health effect if eaten occasionally, but could cause an adverse impact on the nervous system upon long-term consumption.

 

The pesticide residue levels in the other two are unlikely to cause adverse health effects under normal consumption, the centre added.



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