Inspectors of the National Food Safety Agency took samples of cucumbers from one of the largest cucumber farms based near Bardar village for checking these for pesticides.

The samples will be tested for 30 active substances in accredited labs. If the vegetables do not meet the norms, the inspectors will impose restrictive measures, including ban on sale, IPN reports, with reference to a press release of the Agency.

In the course of this year, inspectors of the Agency will take about 300 specimens of 25 types of vegetable products to determine the content of pesticide residues and 250 samples of 14 types of products to determine the content of nitrates.

Over 500 samples were analyzed last year for monitoring pesticide residues. Five samples, of cabbage, radish and eggplant, contained higher levels of nitrates than allowed, while a sample of salad didn’t meet the pesticide residue norms. Restrictive measures were applied in all the cases.