Carbendazim (CBZ) is a systemic broad-spectrum benzimidazole fungicide, widely used in agriculture to control fungal diseases in cereals and fruits and used as a preservative in agriculture and industry. (FAO. 2023. The impact of pesticide residues on the gut microbiome and human health – A food safety
perspective. Food Safety and Quality Series, No. 19. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5306en)
Used extensively to control termites and as a broad-spectrum insecticide on a range of agricultural crops, chlordane remains in the soil for a long time and has a reported half-life of one year. (Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, 2019. The 12 initial POPs under the Stockholm Convention https://www.pops.int/TheConvention/ThePOPs/The12InitialPOPs/tabid/296/Default.aspx)
Fruit produce, consumed directly as food. Can be processed into dried fruit, fruit juice, canned fruit, frozen fruit, jam, alcoholic beverages, etc. The way the term "fruit" is used in everyday speech is different from the way it is used in botany, where ‘fruit’ is the seed-bearing product that grows from the ovary of a flowering plant. (Adapted from FAO. 1994. Definition and Classification of Commodities (Draft): 8. Fruits and Derived Products. Rome. http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/economic/faodef/fdef08e.htm)
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is an organophosphorus insecticide widely used in agriculture to control pests on fruit, vegetable crops and vineyards. CPF acts on the insects’ nervous system by inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase enzyme. (FAO. 2023. The impact of pesticide residues on the gut microbiome and human health – A food safety
perspective. Food Safety and Quality Series, No. 19. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5306en)
