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Ranking the risk of pesticide dietary intake
Author(s) -
Low Felicia,
Lin HuiMing,
Gerrard Juliet A,
Cressey Peter J,
Shaw Ian C
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.904
Subject(s) - pesticide , pesticide residue , risk assessment , biology , toxicology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , agronomy , computer science , computer security
Pesticide residues in various foods were assessed for the relative risk to the consumer. The analysis took into account criteria such as a pesticide's toxicity, usage, frequency of occurrence in foods, frequency of Maximum Residue Level (MRL) exceedances, and the overall risks of specific pesticide/food combinations. Examination of the top ten ranked pesticides for each criterion showed that there are no trends of commonality. Thus, no single pesticide is of particular concern from a consumer's point of view. This suggests that the consumer's risk perception is likely to be higher than justified. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry