Abstract

Based on the pesticide standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the processing factors (PFs) of 61 pesticides were investigated following processing of wheat, corn, and cottonseed. In case of wheat processing, 33 pesticides exhibited PFs of <0.07-0.39 in white flour and 0.25-2.7 (approximately 2.5-18 times higher) in whole meal flour. Of the 19 pesticides analyzed after corn processing, four pesticides (cyantraniliprole, dicamba, prothioconazole, and dichlorvos) exhibited PFs of 0.27-0.58 in corn flour. The PFs of six pesticides, including cyantraniliprole, were between <0.0058 and <0.28 after refined corn oil processing, indicating that ≥72% of the pesticides were removed. The PFs of 34 pesticides after cottonseed processing were 0.08-6.1 and <0.0038-3.0 in crude and refined oils, respectively. Most pesticides were removed during refining stages, such as alkali refining, bleaching, and deodorization. In conclusion, the amounts of residual pesticide were considerably low when flour, oils, and other products were produced after processing. In some cases, however, either only small amounts of pesticides were removed or the pesticides were concentrated after wheat, corn, and cottonseeds were processed for white and whole meal flour; flour and refined oil; and refined oil, respectively.

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