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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

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