Abstract: Although pesticides have a positive effect on plant health in terms of
insect pests and diseases control, increased productivity and improved crop storage,
their malpractice impacts on food safety negatively. Pesticide residues and corresponding
metabolites are left as runoff to the environment affecting non-targeted
organisms like fish, bees, butterflies, birds and other beneficial organisms in soil and
water bodies. Moreover, the application of pesticides in non-agriculture activities
goes unnoticed, such as spraying for anopheles mosquito to control malaria. Human
health effects caused by pesticide residues in food include headache, vomiting,
itching and skin irritation, restlessness, dizziness, breathing difficulties, neurotoxicity
and chronic poisoning-related diseases such as cancer and death incidences.
Maximum residue limits are the maximum pesticide residues limit in food considered
safe to human as set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the joint
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization meeting on pesticide
residues. The residues of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and chlorpyrifos are
reported in various foods globally. Additionally, food safety is largely obstructed by
illegal use of pesticides and the presence of counterfeit pesticides in the market.
This review provides detail on pesticide control and regulations, residues in food
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