Kontaminasi Residu Pestisida Pada Cabai Merah, Selada, Dan Bawang Merah (Studi Kasus Di Bandungan Dan Brebes Jawa Tengah Serta Cianjur Jawa Barat)

. Miskiyah and S. J. Munarso. 2009. Pesticide Residue on Red Pepper, Lettuce, and Shallots “CaseStudy on Bandungan and Brebes (Central Java) and Cianjur (West Java)”. Vegetable is one of horticulturecommodities that susceptible to diseases and pests, hence pesticides application can not be avoided, which causepesticide contamination in the produce. Quality and food safety aspect are the main problem on the production andmarketing of vegetables, this is in connection with increasing consumer concern on quality and health. Minimaltechnology application in the production and post harvest handling, as well as unappropriate application of fertilizerand pesticides, resulted in low quality assurance and high pesticide recidue. The research was conducted at Laboratoryof Indonesian Center for Agriculture Postharvest Research and Development.The aim of the study was to find outthe level of pesticide residue on vegetable. There were 17 pesticides residue tested on 3 kind of vegetables, i.e. redchili, lettuce, and shallots from farmer, trader, and supermarket at Central Java (Bandungan for sample of red Chiliand lettuce, and Brebes for shallots) and West Java (Cianjur for red Chili, lettuce, and shallots). Pesticide residue wasanalyzed by using gas chromatography (GC). The data were interpreted, descripted, and compared to the standard.Pesticides residues from organochlorine group were more dominant, followed by organophosphate, and carbamatesgroup for all vegetables tested from farmer, trader, and supermarket. The results also showed that pesticide residuesfrom all vegetables tested were lower than maximum residue limit (MRL), hence it was relatively safe for consumption.Since the characteristic of pesticide and its degradation level were varied, pesticide residue handling was neededfor safety assurance