Pesticides Threaten Indian Exports

"NEW DELHI: India’s organic farmers are facing ban from several countries following pesticide residues found in precuts sent from India.

According to the rules, organic products should not have any presence of pesticides and they fetch premium rates because of this quality.

In a recent incident, a consignment of rice sent to Finland from India was returned following detection of pesticide elements.

According o the Union commerce ministry notification, the test results of Finnish customs laboratory showed that the export consignment of organic long grain aromatic rice from a private exporter in Haryana to Helsinki contained pesticide residues, particularly inorganic bromide 23 mg/kg indicating the possible fumigation with methyl bromide."

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