So what is this Aldicarb sulfoxide?
Its trade names: Temik, ENT 27093, OMS 771, Sanacarb, UC 21149,
Ambush
Pesticide type: systemic insecticide, nematicide, acaricide.
Current registration in U.S.: restricted
use only on potatoes, citrus, cotton, peanuts, sorghum,
soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, coffee, sweet potatoes, pecans,
and various other crops. Use on bananas was revoked during special
review process due to concerns about high residues.
Aldicarb is very highly toxic to birds and other organisms.
Aldicarb is persistent and may remain in soils and plant material
over the entire growing cycle.
Aldicarb is highly soluble in water and
highly mobile in soil, making it a pesticide of concern for
ground and surface water contamination.
So the Chinese farmers had used this pesticide but the application
left much of the residue on the ginger. I believe pesticides are
used on much of the vegetable we import from Malaysia, Thailand,
Vietnam and Indonesia. What our government does is to inspect and
ban batches of vegetables that has high residue of pesticides, any
pesticides.
We also know that before use of vege, wash thoroughly, if I am not
wrong, all pesticides, like Aldicarb sulfoxide, are highly
soluble.
If you are really scared, then don't eat ginger at all, and make
sure the food you eat in hawker centers, restaurants all don't use
ginger.
I don't like conspiracy theory, but I won't be so quick in jumping
to say "yes" to everything the americans say.
