


Pestisida dapat merusak kesehatan manusia, dan bersifat teratogenik dan mematikan pada manusia dan hewan.


Sebagian besar produsen pertanian menggunakan pestisida untuk mencegah hama dan meningkatkan hasil dan kualitas makanan yang mereka tanam. This paper aims to review of pesticide residues in various products including food, and the potential impact of pesticide residues on human health.Ībstrak. Particularly for organochlorine residues in soil, water and plants insecticides must be monitored because they are persistent, toxic and accumulative. Even though insecticide residues ( organophosphate, carbamate, pirethroid ) found in food commodities are still below the maximum residual limit (MRL), namely SNI 7313: 2008, but some close to MRL. This is due to the nature of organochlorines which have high persistence properties. Organochlorine insecticides have been banned, but the residues are still found today. Pesticide residues found were insecticide ( organochlorine, organophosphate, carbamate, pyrethroid ), and fungicide ( dimethomorp, fenobucarb, propineb, benomyl, carbendazim and thiametoxam). Pesticide residues were found in various commodities and matrices such as rice, soybeans, cow's milk, chicken eggs, fruit ingredients, vegetables, soil, paddy water, river water, lake water, pond water, sea water, water birds, animal feed, fish, frogs, lamb, birds, eggs, tea, and honey. Most of the pesticide residue research has been conducted on vegetables. Data distribution of the results on pesticide residues include in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, Bali, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku, and Papua. Research on pesticide residues in Indonesia was carried out several years ago by various research institutes and universities and some of these results were collected between 19. The problems caused by organochlorine residues ( lindan, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor and DDT ) on agricultural lands that are still found today are generally the consequence of past usage that dates back to the1960s. Many of these chemical residues, especially derivatives of organochlorine pesticides, demonstrate dangerous bioaccumulation levels in the body and environment. Pesticides can damage people’s health, and lead to birth defects ( teratogenic in character) and death in humans and animals. Most agricultural producers use pesticides to prevent pests and increase yield and quality of the food they grow.
