{"id":3279,"date":"2019-12-05T03:59:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T03:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordonm4.sg-host.com\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2020-04-01T04:01:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T04:01:20","slug":"potential-hazards-of-pesticides-fertilizers-in-farm-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liquidgreenproducts.com\/potential-hazards-of-pesticides-fertilizers-in-farm-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Hazards of Pesticides, Fertilizers in Farm Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3279\" class=\"elementor elementor-3279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb3f6d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb3f6d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f16363a\" data-id=\"2f16363a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c2e607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c2e607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Potential hazards to consumers from contamination of food with pesticide<br \/>residues, is currently a major public concern the world over. While pesticides and chemical fertilizers in agriculture are a necessity to control the pests and diseases and enhance crop yield, however their often unrestrained use largely due to inadequate monitoring by the relevant authorities, is posing a grave risk to consumers\u2019 health and the environment.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry\u2019s investigations have revealed that the amount of pesticide residues and heavy metals in several agriculture crops including onions, potatoes, and cucumbers, produce which are consumed on a daily basis by most Iranians, have more than the toxicologically-tolerable limits, the Persian language weekly \u2018Salamat\u2019 reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Explaining the different fraudulent practices in agriculture, Dr. Kambiz<br \/>Bazargan, head of Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI) affiliated to the<br \/>Agriculture Ministry said, \u201cSome farmers use unauthorized pesticides or<br \/>fertilizers that may contain heavy metals including lead and cadmium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother practice is the extensive use of fertilizers; for instance, a farmer may use large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer to increase the crop yield which can result in nitrogen accumulation in crops and be harmful to consumers.\u201d\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Nitrates and nitrites are known to cause several health complications, vitamin A <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">deficiency, and cancers. They can also decrease oxygen carrying capacity of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Bazargan said there are two ways to prevent such farm practices that<br \/>contaminate food produce. Food grains are of particular importance in this<br \/>regard because they are consumed as major elements of national diets.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u201cAs the first step, we should ensure supply of high-quality pesticides and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">fertilizers to farmers. Secondly, we need to monitor the pattern of fertilizer and pesticide use by agriculturists.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Stricter controls have been imposed on the use of pesticides in the past two <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">years by the government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory Registration at SWRI<\/strong><br \/>In August 2014 the agriculture minister enacted a law by which all suppliers of pesticides and fertilizers in the country should be registered at the SWRI. \u201cThis ensures we have more authority to control and monitor the quality of farm produce. In case of any violation, the registration can be cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>So far, the institute has conducted lab tests on 5,000 brands of chemical<br \/>fertilizers, of which 4,200 brands were approved. \u201cNearly 800 brands were\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">labeled unsafe and unhealthy as they were found to be carcinogenic (or cancer-causing), neurotoxic (causing damage to the brain), or teratogenic (causing fetal harm), he said adding, \u201cWe continuously inspect fertilizer products, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">violators are dealt with according to the law.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Along with implementation of the measures, SWRI holds training workshops for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">farmers with the aim to raise awareness of the proper use of fertilizers and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">pesticides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In response to a query on the percentage of domestically-produced fertilizers in the market, he said all the nitrogen fertilizers are locally produced but potassium and phosphorus fertilizers are imported.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Violations in fertilizers and pesticides use are not usually detected or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">recognized by any distinguishable smell, taste or visual defect in crops, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">therefore people are not able to identify the potential risks to health by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">contaminated crops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Children may be susceptible to adverse neurological, developmental and other effects from pesticide exposures in food products. Vulnerable populations including pregnant women also face particular risk from such exposure. The annual per capita consumption of pesticides through food products in Iran is around 400 grams per year as against 70 grams in European countries and 80 grams in the US, according to the head of Iranian Genetics Society. Mahmoud Tavallaei told IRNA that biotechnology can help reduce the amount of pesticides used in the agriculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>Genetically modified organisms can be defined as plants, animals or<br \/>microorganisms in which the DNA has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. The technology is often called modern biotechnology or genetic engineering<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/financialtribune.com\/articles\/people\/62433\/potential-hazards-of-pesticides-fertilizers-in-farm-food\">https:\/\/financialtribune.com\/articles\/people\/62433\/potential-hazards-of-pesticides-fertilizers-in-farm-food<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potential hazards to consumers from contamination of food with pesticideresidues, is currently a major public concern the world over. 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