Pesticide regulations and their malpractice implications on food and environment safety

Zikankuba, Vumilia Lwoga; Mwanyika, Gaspary; Ntwenya, Julius Edward; James, Armachius

dc.creator	Zikankuba, Vumilia Lwoga
dc.creator	Mwanyika, Gaspary
dc.creator	Ntwenya, Julius Edward
dc.creator	James, Armachius
dc.date	2020-09-01T07:07:05Z
dc.date	2020-09-01T07:07:05Z
dc.date	2019
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:01:38Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:01:38Z
dc.identifier	Zikankuba, V. L., Mwanyika, G., Ntwenya, J. E., & James, A. (2019). Pesticide regulations and their malpractice implications on food and environment safety. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 5(1), 1601544.
dc.identifier	DOI:10.1080/23311932.2019.1601544
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2456
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2456
dc.description	Full text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1601544
dc.description	Although pesticides have a positive effect on plant health in terms of insect pests and diseases control, increased productivity and improved crop storage, their malpractice impacts on food safety negatively. Pesticide residues and corresponding metabolites are left as runoff to the environment affecting non-targeted organisms like fish, bees, butterflies, birds and other beneficial organisms in soil and water bodies. Moreover, the application of pesticides in non-agriculture activities goes unnoticed, such as spraying for Anopheles mosquito to control malaria. Human health effects caused by pesticide residues in food include headache, vomiting, itching and skin irritation, restlessness, dizziness, breathing difficulties, neurotoxicity and chronic poisoning-related diseases such as cancer and death incidences. Maximum residue limits are the maximum pesticide residues limit in food considered safe to human as set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization meeting on pesticide residues. The residues of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and chlorpyrifos are reported in various foods globally. Additionally, food safety is largely obstructed by the illegal use of pesticides and the presence of counterfeit pesticides in the market. This review provides detail on pesticide control and regulations, residues in food, their health impacts and link approaches like good agricultural practices for ensuring sustainability on safe food production.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Cogent OA
dc.subject	Food safety
dc.subject	Pesticide residues
dc.subject	Pesticide regulations
dc.subject	Malpractice
dc.subject	Environmental safety
dc.subject	Insect pests
dc.subject	Plant
dc.subject	Plant health
dc.subject	Pesticides
dc.subject	Diseases
dc.subject	Environment
dc.subject	Safety
dc.title	Pesticide regulations and their malpractice implications on food and environment safety
dc.type	Article