The level of pesticide residues in various imported diet samples, randomly collected from different parts of Egypt, was determined. Most of the tested products contained organochlorine insecticides i.e. endrin, dieldrin, DDT, lindane and traces of some unidentified compounds. The levels of these residues in some products were higher than the FAawl-to maximum residue limits. Particutarty, the level was higher in the case of endrin and DDT in cereal grains, endrin in dried milk and E DDT in Frozen liver. However, pesticide residues in most of the analyzed samples were within acceptable level. |
