Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 192-199Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2017.1315743
Keywords
Citrus; pesticides; MRLs
Funding
- Mexican government
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Some international organisations established maximum residue limits (MRLs) in food to protect human health. Mexico lacks regulations in this matter, affecting national and international trade from agroindustry. The aim of this study was to diagnose pesticide residues in oranges from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in citrus orchards. In May 2014, 100 orange fruit samples were taken randomly from orchards and subjected to analysis for 93 pesticides at residual level by GC/QQQ-MS and LCQ-TOF-MS. Results showed the presence of 15 pesticide residues in the samples. The comparison of the residual levels of pesticides found in orange samples among the MRLs allowed by USA, EU and Japanese regulations demonstrated that all samples were below MRLs issued by USA and Japan. Some orange samples were above MRLs issued by the EU. This provides a basis to establish strategies in order to satisfy International Standards to protect human health and encourage Food Safety in Mexico.
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