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Assessment of some Insecticide Residues in Strawberry and Pear Fruits and their Risks on Consumer Health

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

Pesticide residues monitoring is an important method for protecting consumers from the possible adverse effects of pesticides. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the residues of four insecticides belonging to different chemical groups in strawberry and pear fruit. The impact of washing and some food processes on residue elimination and the potential health risks to consumers as a result of direct exposure to the consumption of these fruits were also studied. The initial deposit values of acetamiprid and lambda-cyhalothrin were 0.79 and 1.27 mg/kg in pear fruit; and 0.58 and 0.74 mg/kg for emamectin and spinosad in strawberry fruits. These insecticide residues lost 20.25, 33.85, 36.2, and 31.08 % of their amounts, respectively, one day after application. Moreover, the half-lives of the above insecticides were 3.96, 2.21, 1.93, and 2.19 days, with decomposition rates of 0.175, 0.313, 0.359, and 0.317, respectively. According to health risks, the EDI of pear fruits treated with lambda-cyhalothrin exceeded the ADI in fruits collected at 0, 1, and 3 days, and strawberry fruits treated with emamectin just after spraying; therefore, it was considered to be a risk for consumers. The results also showed that the wash-and-compote or jam processes played a significant role in removing most of the contaminated residues. For strawberries, wash and jam remove 100% of spinosad residues, so these fruits can be consumed safely immediately after insecticide application. In addition, processing factors (PF) for the tested insecticides were evaluated to perform an acute risk assessment of dietary exposure. This type of study is needed to more realistically determine the dietary intake of insecticides and assess their health risks.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.312722.10203

Keywords

Pesticides, residues, Health risk, strawberry, Pear, processing

Authors

First Name

Amr A.

Last Name

El-Dawlatly

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Affiliation

Pests & Plant Protection Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

amrahmed_amr142022@yahoo.com

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First Name

Gehan

Last Name

Abdou

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Pests & Plant Protection Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

gehanabdou5@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Rania M.

Last Name

Abd El-Hamid

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Affiliation

Pesticide Residues and Environmental Pollution Dept., Central Agricultural Pesticide Laboratory, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Email

rania_abdelhamed@yahoo.com

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First Name

Gamal E.

Last Name

Abo-Elgar

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Affiliation

Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Monifia Univ., Shebien, Egypt

Email

gamal.abouelghar@agr.menofia.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0003-0256-3563

First Name

Anwar E.

Last Name

El-Shaikh

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-

Affiliation

Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Monifia Univ., Shebien, Egypt

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anwar.elsheikh@agr.menofia.edu.eg

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First Name

Shehata EM

Last Name

Shalaby

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Affiliation

Pests & Plant Protection Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

sh_shalabynrc@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-6232-4129

Volume

68

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

54251

Issue Date

2025-05-01

Receive Date

2024-08-15

Publish Date

2025-05-01

Page Start

251

Page End

261

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_379162.html

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379,162

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of some Insecticide Residues in Strawberry and Pear Fruits and their Risks on Consumer Health

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09 Mar 2025