Banana Pesticides Exceeding The Standard Were Removed From The Shelves In Japan! Toxicology Experts "eat Bananas In 3 Steps" To Avoid Pesticides

Since the Chinese mainland banned pineapples from my country, Taiwanese fruits have been actively exported to other countries. However, recently it was reported that Taiwanese bananas sold to Japan were found to have a fungicide of 0.12ppm, which is 6 of the standard upper limit of 0.02ppm. Times, about 750 boxes were removed from the shelves by Japanese companies. Will it be poisoned if I accidentally eat "Baikemin"?

The Agriculture Committee stated that Japan is an important export market for Taiwan's agricultural products. Last year (2010), my country's fresh fruit exports to Japan amounted to 6,428 metric tons and US$15.55 million, of which bananas, pineapples and mangoes were the main exports. In terms of products, the value of export to Japan increased by 32%, 119% and 1%.

Japan is also the largest exporter of bananas in my country. Unexpectedly, Japan has recently detected that the banana fungicide exceeds the standard. Japan's Wismettac announced on its official website on the 10th that it was recalling Taiwan bananas. The reason was that 0.12ppm of the fungicide was detected, which was 6 times the Japanese standard of 0.02ppm. In this regard, the Agricultural Committee stated that this was a case, and only one cabinet had problems. , about 750 boxes, the other bananas shipped by the farmer were all inspected, and it is speculated that the reason may be caused by the pollution of adjacent fields.

The Committee of Agriculture also pointed out that this random test is not an official test by the Japanese government, but the company's own inspection. In the future, it will actively guide farmers to implement field management. The Council of Agriculture mentioned that the fungicide "Bikemin" is an anthracnose drug, mainly used to control anthracnose, which makes bananas look black and black, and scab, which makes bananas' hearts black.

If you accidentally eat bananas with excessive pesticides, what are the effects? Toxicology expert Zhao Mingwei explained on his Facebook fan page that Baikemin is a common fungicide and has some cell stimulatory properties. If you eat bananas that exceed the standard of Baikemin, you may experience nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms. However, its mechanism of action is classified as FRAC-11, which is to specifically target the mitochondria of plant diseases and insect pests to induce respiratory termination to achieve bactericidal and bacteriostatic functions.

Zhao Mingwei further mentioned that the toxicity of Baikemin to human cells is very low, so low that in the toxicity classification of the World Health Organization (WHO), it is not listed in the toxicity classification and has no carcinogenic risk, and its semi-lethal The dose (5 grams per kilogram) is even higher than the LD50 for table salt (3 grams per kilogram).

However, it is not clear what kind of sampling method the pesticide exceeds the standard.

◎ Source/Zhang Mingwei Professor ◎ Image source/Provided by Dazhi Image/shutterstock