Indonesia has potential capacity for plantations, food crops, horticulture and fruit production, therefore Indonesia is a preferred market for agricultural chemicals, especially pesticides. Due to the increasing globalization in trade of agricultural products, the Indonesian government adopts international Codex MRLs and ASEAN harmonized MRLs, while MRLs of food which are specialties of Indonesia are estimated through dietary risk assessment in line with FAO guidelines. To assure safety, monitoring is performed by accredited national laboratories. Pesticide residues below MRLs were detected in cereals, horticulture and tropical fruits during the 2011 to 2013 monitoring. Detections are mostly of older generation pesticides which are considered as more hazardous, and only a few of newer generation pesticides were detected, which are considered less hazardous. These findings encourage the empowerment of farmers, consumers and stakeholders in the awareness of the hazard of pesticides, and reduce the risk by the application of IPM and GAP rules, and further, stimulate the development of innovative agricultural technologies.

Dietary risk assessment and monitoring of pesticide residues to assure food safety in Indonesia

248th National Meeting (2014)

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