Pesticides such as insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides can protect crops from insects,
fungi, weeds, and other pests but must be applied following label instructions so that the …

Pesticides have been an essential part of agriculture to protect crops and livestock from pest
infestations and yield reduction for many decades. Despite their usefulness, pesticides could …

An analysis of pesticide residue data was performed to describe and quantify differences
between organically grown and non-organic fresh fruits and vegetables. Data on residues in …

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 …

Abstract The US Food and Drug Administration uses 3 approaches to monitor pesticide
residues in foods: regulatory monitoring, incidence/level monitoring, and the Total Diet …

Allowable levels for pesticide residues in foods, known as tolerances in the US and as
maximum residue limits (MRLs) in much of the world, are widely yet inappropriately …

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 …

Advances in analytical chemistry methodology now allow us to detect the most minute trace
amounts of pesticides. As this capacity grows, so does public concern about toxic …

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) …

A total of 33,911 samples with determined pesticide residues were collated and analysed in
the UK monitoring programme to determine trends in pesticide residue levels in imported …