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Measure E8: Pesticide Residues on Foods Frequently Consumed by Children
Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been conducting the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) since 1991. Since 1994 the PDP has measured pesticide residues on fresh fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, whole milk, wheat, soybeans, oats, corn syrup, peanut butter, poultry, beef, pork, drinking water, bottled water, and groundwater. The 24 commodities sampled in 2007 are apple juice, almonds, fresh and frozen blueberries, bananas, broccoli, celery, cherries, heavy cream, corn grain, carrots, green beans, greens (kale and collard), honey, nectarines, peaches, frozen potatoes, raisins, summer squash, tomatoes, and ground, finished, and untreated water. In order to maintain comparability across the years 1994 to 2007, the organophosphate detection rates reported in this measure include only detections of the original 34 organophosphate pesticides and metabolites included in the PDP in 1994 above the minimum of the original limits of detection available in 1994. Measure E8 is the percentage of fruits, vegetables, grains, and other food and drink products with detectable residues of organophosphate pesticides. This measure is calculated as the number of food samples with a detectable residue divided by the total number of food samples analyzed for one or more of the 34 pesticides.
Pesticide Data Program Metadata for Measure E8
Measure Name |
Percentage of fruits, vegetables, grains, and other food and drink products with detectable residues of organophosphate pesticides. |
|---|---|
Measure Number: |
E8 |
Data Set Names: |
PDP |
Who |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service |
Source location of the Data set: |
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Years reported for this |
1994-2007 |
Data Collection Frequency: |
62 samples per commodity per month, except for highly seasonal commodities. |
Brief Data Set Description: |
The Pesticide Data Program is managed by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and is used primarily by EPA to prepare realistic dietary exposure assessments for implementing the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. PDP provides measurements of pesticide residues in food, particularly food most likely consumed by infants and children, including minor crops. Sampling and/or testing is currently carried out in 12 states, that represent about 50 % of the U.S. population. In 2007, PDP collected and analyzed more than 12,000 unique food and drink samples, of which about 77 % were fruit and vegetable products. For the fruit and vegetable products, they analyzed 374 pesticides and metabolites. |
Variables Used to Calculate This Indicator: |
STATE, YEAR, MONTH, DAY, SITE, COMMOD (commodity), LAB (laboratory), SOURCE_ID (Sample Source ID), PESTCODE (pesticide code), PESTNAME (pesticide name), LOD (level of detection), CONCEN (concentration). |
Comments: |
Only the 34 pesticides analyzed in 1994 are used for this measure. |
Full Methods Description for Measure E8 (PDF) (5pp, 96K, About PDF)
Environmental Contaminants
Measures:
Outdoor Air Pollutants
Indoor Air Pollutants
Drinking Water Contaminants
Pesticide Residues
- Measure E8
Land Contaminants