As
with all reports, our reactions to the USDA pesticide report should be from an
informed point of view. You may read a summary of
the report.
The
report concludes that "pesticide residues do not pose a safety concern for U.S. food". What is the basis for this conclusion? Here are some references to help
you form your opinion. If there is one point that I would like to be more
clearly stated, it is on how the pesticide tolerance levels are established.
Although it is implicit in the pesticide registration process, the kinds of
tests or safety evaluation that must be conducted before a tolerance level is
established could be more clearly presented in the reference documents
available to consumers. One is left to presume that the registration process
forces applicants to submit convincing test results to support the safety claims about the pesticides at the established tolerance levels.
Pesticide
Data Program: Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2014. You
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