›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 168-175.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.01.21

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International comparative analysis of current pesticide residues standards in tea and responding suggestion

YANG Mei, LUO Fengjian, ZHOU Li, LOU Zhengyun, ZHANG Xinzhong, SUN Hezhi, WANG Xinru, CHEN Zongmao*   

  1. Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
  • Received:2019-08-20 Online:2020-01-25 Published:2020-03-11

Abstract: In order to master the current international standards for pesticide residues in tea, and further improve the quality and safety of tea in China, the pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) standards regarding tea all over the world were collected and sorted out. The present paper introduced the current MRLs standards and the situation of banned pesticides in tea of China, Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the European Union, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Morocco and other countries or international organizations. Comparative analysis results revealed that MRLs standards regarding tea in China were insufficient conformity with the international standards, and the standards system for analytical method of pesticide residues in tea should be improved. Also, some measures and suggestions about clean production of tea, developing and revising standards were put forward.

Key words: tea, pesticide, maximum residue limits, standard

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