Table 100.-Pesticide residues in domestic foods, by commodity group, 1978-1991. Source: Food and Drug Administration, Food and Drug Administration Pesticide Program Residues in Foods, J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. vols. 71-74, (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991). Yess, N.J., M.G. Houston & E.L. Gunderson, Food and Drug Administration Pesticide Monitoring of Foods: 1978-1982, J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. vol. 74:265-272 (1991). Yess, N.J., M.G. Houston & E.L. Gunderson, Food and Drug Administration Pesticide Monitoring of Foods: 1983-1986, J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. vol. 74:273-280 (1991). Notes: Domestic samples are collected as close as possible to the point of production. Fresh produce is analyzed as the unwashed whole, raw commodity. Although a percentage of samples contain pesticide residues, the percent of samples with over-tolerance residues (as set by EPA) is low. Between 1973 and 1986; 3 percent of samples were classed as violative; since 1987, less than 1 percent were violative. Related Tables: 54. |