Experts say that you can first soak vegetables in clean water for 3-5 minutes, add a small amount of salt or baking soda to the water, pour off the water, and then rinse with a small amount of clean water for 5-10 minutes, allowing the water to wash away the residues of fruits and vegetables Pesticides; the picture shows the situation.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] The Consumers’ Foundation announced the results of the pesticide residue sampling inspection of green cabbage, Chinese cabbage, bell pepper and pepper on the market on the 1st of this month, and the unqualified rate of the four types of vegetables is much higher than that of the Food and Drug Administration. According to the results of the sampling test, toxicology expert Zhao Mingwei said that in the face of pesticide residues, you can first soak the vegetables in clean water for 3-5 minutes, and you can add a small amount of salt or baking soda in the water to help the pesticides dissolve in the water. After pouring off the water, rinse with a small amount of water for 5-10 minutes, allowing the water to wash away the residual pesticides on the fruits and vegetables.

Zhao Mingwei, an associate professor of the Department of Biotechnology of Chung Yuan University, posted on the Facebook fan page "Professor Zhao Mingwei Toxicology William" that two kinds of pesticides are usually applied to vegetables, systemic pesticides and contact pesticides, and contact pesticides tend to adhere to vegetables surface, and thus tend to form higher residues.

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Zhao Mingwei pointed out that the leaves are the most, followed by the stems and roots. As long as these residual pesticides are removed as much as possible, the risk of ingesting pesticides can be reduced.

It is safer to cut the vegetables into pieces after washing, or to remove the parts that are not to be eaten.

Zhao Mingwei reminds that sometimes nutrition can’t have both, especially during this period of time, if you cook vegetable soup, eat vegetables, but try not to drink soup, because if it is not cleaned, pesticides will be dissolved, and if you don’t drink soup, you can reduce it. Chances of eating pesticide residues.

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