Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables are among the primary sources of pesticide
exposure through diet, but the lack of adequate measurements hinder the research on …

We developed a pesticide residue burden score (PRBS) based on a food frequency
questionnaire and surveillance data on food pesticide residues to characterize dietary …

Probabilistic techniques were used to characterize dietary exposure of consumers to
pesticides found in twelve commodities implicated as having the greatest potential for …

Background The data presented here are a response to calls for more direct measurements
of pesticide residues in foods consumed by children and provide an opportunity to compare …

Background Discussions as to the extent of pesticide residue contamination in the food
supply often rely on results of government residue monitoring programs focusing primarily …

A method has been developed to identify pesticide residues and foodstuffs for inclusion in
national monitoring programs with different priority levels. It combines two chronic dietary …

Background A method is now available to quantify the number of pesticide residues and
relative pesticide dietary risks in individual servings of food. The Dietary Risk Index (DRI) …

Newly available data from USDA's Pesticide Data Program allow us to trace pesticide
residues on fruits and vegetables to their sources among various uses. We show that …

Background Observational studies have linked pesticide exposure to various diseases,
whereas organic food consumption has been associated with positive health outcomes …

The use of pesticides and other chemicals has become a common practice in modern
agriculture to enhance and stabilise crop yield, protect the nutritional integrity of food …