Cabbage or ‘pesticide’ on the platter? Chemical analysis reveals multiple and excessive residues in African vegetable markets

Table 3 Summary information on the detected insecticides, the pesticide classification group, its classification according to toxicity, the source (district and market type) of sampling and the number of times each compound was detected

Pesticide	Pesticide Group	WHO Hazard class	Description	District	Type of market (sample source)	No. of times detected	Total detections
Methamidophos	Organophosphate	IB	Highly hazardous	Central South East	Farm Farm	1 3	10
				South East	Supermarkets	2
				Central South East	Vendor Vendor	1 3
Triazophos	Organophosphate	IB	Highly hazardous	North East	Vendor	1	1
Methomyl	Carbamate	IB	Highly hazardous	Central	Farm	1	5
				Central	Supermarket	2
				South East	Vendor	2
Cypermethrin	Pyrethroid	II	Moderately hazardous	Central	Farms	1	5
				Central North East	Supermarket Supermarket	1 1
				South East	Vendor	2
Acephate	Organophosphate	II	Moderately hazardous	Central	Farm	2	3
Acephate	Organophosphate	II	Moderately hazardous	South East	Vendor	1	3
Chlorfenapyr	Pyrrole	II	Moderately hazardous	Central	Farm	1	3
				South East	Supermarket	1
				South East	Vendor	1
Chlorpyrifos	Organophosphate	II	Moderately hazardous	South East	Farm	1	2
Chlorpyrifos	Organophosphate	II	Moderately hazardous	Central	Supermarket	1	2
Fenvalerate	Pyrethroid	II	Moderately hazardous	North East	Supermarket	1	1
Imidacloprid	Neonicotinoid	II	Moderately hazardous	North East	Vendor	1	1
Chlorantraniliprole	Anthranilic diamides	N/A	Unlikely hazardous	Central	Farms	1	4
				Central	Supermarket	1
				Central	Vendor	2

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