Shine Muscat grapes get the all clear

 

The health ministry said the next shipment of Shine Muscat grapes would be banned if they contained residue beyond the permitted level. (Envato Elements pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

No excessive pesticide residue has been found on imported Shine Muscat grapes tested over the past four years, the health ministry said.

The ministry said only four out of 234 grape samples analysed between 2020 and September this year did not comply with the maximum residue level. None of this involved the Shine Muscat grapes.

The ministry said the next consignment would be allowed into the country only if chemical residues did not exceed permitted levels.

It was responding to a warning from the Thai Pesticide Alert Network about Shine Muscat grapes imported from China containing harmful chemical residue exceeding permitted levels.

The Thailand Consumers Council said 23 out of 24 Shine Muscat grape samples tested were found to be contaminated. - FMT