Five types of vegetables sold in Shanghai shops have been found
to contain residual pesticide, a local consumers' rights watchdog
said yesterday.
Among the vegetables, which included chicken feather (a popular
local leaf vegetable), clover, yam and sword beans, was an organic
vegetable, Chinese green.
All the inspected 25 samples were bought in hypermarkets or
supermarkets, said the Shanghai Commission of Consumers' Rights and
Interests Protection.
The chicken feather, clover, sword beans and yam were found in
Carrefour's Gubei branch, the Metro Pudong branch, the Lotus
Tianshan branch and the Jiangke Department Ganquan branch, and were
produced respectively by the Shanghai Hongyang Agricultural
Production Co Ltd, Jingrui Agricultural Technical Co Ltd and the
Shanghai Shunjin Trading Co Ltd.
The organic Chinese green was found at Lehao City and was
produced by the Shanghai Luhe Gardening Co Ltd, said the
commission.
"While the pesticide content of common vegetables was below the
recommended level, no pesticide at all should be used in organic
gardening," said Lu Xueqin, an official with the commission.
The commission reminded consumers to choose organic vegetables
with recommended brands.
(Shanghai Daily September 10, 2007)