Indonesia Defends Safety Of Cocoa Bean Exports
December 28, 2009
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The Agriculture Ministry on Monday said a herbicide found in cocoa beans and powder exported to Japan was safe to be consumed and that there was no reason for Japan to “reluctantly” import the commodity from Indonesia.
The Ministry made the remarks in response to a statement from a Japanese official that the herbicide residue in the Indonesian cocoa was under the maximum limit stipulated by the Japanese government.
Sri Noegrohati, a professor at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, said that in general cocoa beans and powder from Indonesia only contain small amounts of herbicide. “It [the residue] is only 0.001 parts per million, meaning it is safe to be consumed,” he said.
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