Comparison of pesticide exposure from consumption of domestic and imported fruits and vegetables

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-338

  Katz, J M ^a   Winter, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Fruits; Pesticides; Residues; Risk assessment; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; ACEPHATE; CARBARIL; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPROPHAM; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; DIELDRIN; DIMPYLATE; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; MALATHION; METHAMIDOPHOS; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; QUINTOZENE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; DIETARY INTAKE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; HUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 58149528968     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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