Kailali, June 3: Dhangadhi
Sub-Metropolis City has disposed 2,267-kg of mango laced with chemicals.
A joint market monitoring conducted
by Sub-Metropolis, the Food Technology and Quality Control Office and the
Pesticide Residue Rapid Test Lab, Attariya found the mango contaminated with
pesticide and destroyed it.
The pesticide residue was found
excessive in the fruit, so it was destroyed, said chief of consumer welfare
section at Sub-Metropolis, Mahesh Malla. Three bazaars of vegetables and fruits
were inspected by the team.
The monitoring team c0llected
samples from the local Agriculture Retail Market, Dakchhinkali Raoad Vegetable
Market and Hat Bazzar of Chauraha, Dhangadhi and conducted the lab test.
The test found excessive use of
pesticide in mango, cucumber, banana, grapes, apple, pomegranate, tomato and
okra. Among those, mango was found worst- inedible. So, it was destroyed, Malla
added.
Chief of Food Technology and
Quality Control Office, Hareram Pradhan, informed that among the fruits, mango
was found with the excessive residue of pesticide. The fruits were imported
from India.
Eighteen samples were collected for
the test. The mango sample showed 61 percent of pesticide residue, prompting
the authority to action.
However, 17 other samples were
found edible. Although there was little residue of chemical in other fruits and
vegetables, they could be consumed. (RSS)