ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:08 pm I think I know the place actually since there's only one seller in that area from what I've seen. Rice was okay, veg was questionable and I didn't feel well the following day.

I am sensitive though as mentioned, and allergic to a lot of things so stuff that is fine for others will take me out...

The most grave situation is that many imported pesticides are usually labeled in the language of the source country, which uses to be indecipherable to Cambodian farmers, and neither basic safety equipment nor control on the use or extension activities and spread of technical knowledge of the hazards are available to them (op. cit., vi). Also many pesticide residues exceed the maximum (allowable) residue limits (MRLs) raising food safety concerns and jeopardizing exports´ potential. MRLs are standards set by individual countries for traded agricultural commodities according to different types of pesticides. Pesticide residues result from: 1) heavy pesticide use on the growing crop; 2) insecticide used in post-harvest management to preserve food during storage; and 3) the persistence and carry-over effect of residues in the soil. Different survey studies of pesticide contamination of vegetables in Cambodian markets found products containing residues of organ chlorines (Wang et al. 2011), organophosphate and carbamates (Neufeld et al. 2010), exceeding the established MRLs (op. cit., iv). In only two decades Cambodia has ranked to first among 13 countries in the region with the highest pesticide residue on vegetables, particularly thanks to the production of leafy vegetables from Kandal (Wang et al. 2011). This is the result of the irresponsible and indiscriminate use of pesticides by farmers as well as a lack of understanding about pre-harvesting intervals. The lack of knowledge and wrong perceptions about pesticides, the underestimation of the risks and easy access to illegal and extremely hazardous chemical pesticides cause farmers serious problems, like reported symptoms of acute pesticide poisoning as a result of underestimating the health effects of exposure to pesticides during handling and spraying

kagi wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:42 am Is Simple Things veg cafe still open? I ate there a few times. Ok food.

SlowJoe wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 6:41 am Wish they would let me in Bokor. Vaccine exemptions aren't accepted apparently...

But nice looking farm though, have something to look forward to.

SlowJoe wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:56 am "Srok Khmer",