Monitoring and dietary risk assessment of pesticide residues in brinjal, capsicum, tomato, and cucurbits grown in Northern and Western regions of India

The present study monitored pesticide residues in 2319 samples of fruiting vegetables namely, tomato (416), capsicum (363), brinjal (448), and cucurbits (1092) grown the Northern Western regions India. were extracted using QuEChERS method analyzed for 155 multi–class pesticides by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and/or liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. 56 detected with highest percentage positive (69.7%) followed (36.6%), (34%), (30.3%). Residues acetamiprid, profenofos, imidacloprid, metalaxyl, chlorpyrifos, tebuconazole most frequently detected. Dietary risk due to was evaluated food consumption data, acceptable daily intake (ADI), safety indices such as hazard quotient (HQ) index (HI) considering lower bound (LB) upper (UB) scenarios adults children. HQs HIs did not exceed unit value (HQ, HI < 1) both children, indicating that level these does pose any appreciable consumers. • Pesticide vegetable during 2013–20. out 914 samples. Acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos Insecticide more pronounced than fungicides herbicides. HQ/HI< 1 indicated didn’t