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Correspondence Babalola Oluwaseun, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Lagos State University, Lagos Nigeria Email: Babalolaoluseun@gmail.com Abstract: Introduction: Remnant or by-products of pesticides arising from the field or storage pest applications sometimes find their ways into the final food produce as pesticide residue. Studies have shown the occurrence of these residues in various food produce including tea, fruits, vegetables, beverages and even baby and infants food. With about 800 pesticides permitted for use globally, residue becomes almost inevitable. This study assessed the pesticide residues in the common baby food and compared with international maximum residual limits.. Materials and Methods: Using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection, five infant and baby’s food tagged A, B, C, D and E were analyzed. Results: In all, multiple residues involving various twenty five pesticides were detected in the five food products. Fifteen of the pesticides including resmethrin (0.0002 μg/g), chlorpyrifos (0.0002 μg/g), allethrin (0.0004 μg/g), piperonyl butoxil (0.0003 μg/g), cyfluthrin (0.0001 μg/g), chlorpyrifos methyl (0.0002 μg/g), diclorovos (0.0001 μg/g), fluridane (0.0002 μg/g), fludioxonil (0.0002 μg/g and 0.0001 μg/g), lindane (0.0002 μg/g), daminozide (0.0002 μg/g), methy paraoxon (0.0001 μg/g) and DDE.p.p (0.0002 μg/g and 0.0001 μg/g) were above the WHO and USEPA maximum residual limits. Conclusion: The potential interaction of different mixtures for those pesticides that are below international residual limits as well as the occurrence of those at concentrations above these standards called for serious concerns, giving their critical effects on nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Further studies are required to determine the status of residue in other foods and the elimination of these residues, particularly in the infants and baby’s food.

Initial Survey of Pesticide Residues in Baby’s food and The Exceedances of Maximum Residual Limit (MRLs)