A comparative study of allowable pesticide residue levels on produce in the United States

Globalization and Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Neff, Roni A ^a   Hartle, Jennifer C ^a   Laestadius, Linnea I ^a   Dolan, Kathleen ^a,b   Rosenthal, Anne C ^a,c   Nachman, Keeve E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^c Center for Studies on Sustainable Development   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food safety; International trade; Pesticides; Policy

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; METHOMYL; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; TIABENDAZOLE;

CARCINOGEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CHILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856344302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-2     Document Type: Article

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