The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For years the United States Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Data Program and the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency have published annual or quarterly data on pesticide residues in foods. Both programs report residues in conventionally grown, organic, and imported foods. The US program has tested about 288,000 food samples since 1992, primarily fruits and vegetables consumed by children. Since 1999 the UK has tested about 72,000 samples of a wider range of foods. These data are vital inputs in tracking trends in pesticide dietary risks.

Methods

The Dietary Risk Index (DRI) system facilitates detailed analyses of US and UK pesticide residue data, trends, and chronic risk distributions. The DRI value for a pesticide is the dietary intake of that pesticide

SUBMITTER: Benbrook CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature