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What are<br />
Pesticides?<br />
• According to WHO, Pesticides are chemical compounds that<br />
are used to kill pests, including insects, rodents, fungi and<br />
unwanted plants (weeds).<br />
• Pesticides are used in public health to kill vectors of<br />
disease, such as mosquitoes, and in agriculture, to<br />
kill pests that damage crops.<br />
Myth #3<br />
Myth Buster<br />
MYCOTOXIN IS THE ONLY<br />
THREAT COMING FROM RAW MATERIALS<br />
In addition to Mycotoxicoses, pesticide toxicity is also a ma er<br />
of concern and can have similar impact as that of <strong>Mycotoxin</strong>s<br />
What is Pesticide<br />
toxicity?<br />
• Pesticides are potentially toxic to animals and humans,<br />
and need to be used safely and disposed of properly<br />
• When used irrationally these chemicals can enter into<br />
feed and food chain via feed and food ingredients or by<br />
leaching into ground water<br />
• The Maximum residual limit has been set by European<br />
commission which regulates the maximum amount of<br />
pesticides residue that can enter feed or food chain.<br />
• When residues are more than specified MRL values, they<br />
may cause toxicity<br />
http://www.who.int/topics/pesticides/en/<br />
https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/max_residue_levels_en<br />
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