Pesticide Residue Analysis of Fruit Tomato (Lycopersicon commune) and Vegetable Tomato (Lycopersicon Pyriporme) at Traditional Market of Makassar City 2014
Abstrak: Pesticide residue is
one of the supporting factors caused cancer in humans by contamination between
toxic and food. Effects of pesticide residues are not happened directly to
consumers, but in the long time, it can cause health problems, the monitoring
of pesticide residues in food is one way to prevent cancer early that caused by
toxic substances that contaminated fruits and vegetables, especially fruit
tomato and vegetables tomato at traditional market of Makassar city. The
purpose of the study is to determine the presence of pesticide residues of
fruit and vegetable tomato in Makassar traditional markets and to determine the
food safety of fruit and vegetabes tomato from pesticide residue in traditional
markets of Makassar city 2014. This study used quantitative methods with a
descriptive approach using field observations , interviews, sampling, and
inspection of tomato samples. The sampling method was purposive sampling.
Samples were taken from the most dominant distributor as a distributor of
tomatoes at each sampling site. The results showed that all samples of fruit
tomato and vegetable tomato at the traditional market of Makassar was not
detected containig pesticide profenofos active residue detection limits based
on gas chromatography instruments. Samples of fruit tomato at a traditional
market and vegetable tomatoes in traditional B detected contain the active
chlorpyrifos pesticide residues below the MRL of pesticides that are safe for
consumption by the public and not detrimental to health for the active
ingredient profenofos and chlorpyrifos, but it is possible there are other
active ingredients or any other toxic substances contained in the tomato.
Researchers suggest that; 1) To the office of the provincial agriculture should
give socializing and training an ongoing basis and periodically to the farmers
to pesticides in vegetables and fruits in accordance with the use and dosage .;
2) To the department of health and consumer organizations Indonesian
foundations that would increase oversight of pesticide distribution and use of
pesticides and to improve education regarding the appropriate use of pesticides
with IPM programs. 3) To further researchers should conduct the analysis of
pesticide residues in foodstuffs other examination or other pesticide active
ingredients as well as conduct periodic research as research conducted by
researchers who are not frequently.
Keywords: Traditional Market,
pesticide residu, and Tomato
Penulis: Nahda Ulmiati Nur,
Makmur Selomo, Sitti Raodhah
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd150657
