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Felicia Low1, Hui-Ming Lin, Juliet A Gerrard
1Food Safety Group, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, PO Box 29-181, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Pesticide residues in various foods were assessed for the relative risk to the consumer. The analysis took into account criteria such as a pesticide's toxicity, usage, frequency of occurrence in foods, frequency of Maximum Residue Level (MRL) exceedances, and the overall risks of specific pesticide/food combinations. Examination of the top ten ranked pesticides for each criterion showed that there are no trends of commonality. Thus, no single pesticide is of particular concern from a consumer's point of view. This suggests that the consumer's risk perception is likely to be higher than justified.
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