Pesticide residues in imported, organic, and suspect fruits and vegetables

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4425-4429

  Winter, Carl K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

imported foods; organic foods; pesticide monitoring; pesticide residues; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER EXPOSURE; HEALTH CONCERNS; ORGANIC FOODS; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

FRUITS; HEALTH RISKS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIC FOOD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD, ORGANIC; FRUIT; HUMANS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84861074901     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf205131q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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