Affiliation:
1. University of Gent, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Department of Crop Protection Chemistry, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Abstract
Abstract
To estimate the exposure of the Belgian population to food contaminated with pesticide residues andto determine what pesticides people are actually consuming, a total diet study—individual approach—was performed. Fourteen kinds of fruits, 22 kinds of vegetables, and 7 other food items (coffee, drinking water, rice, tea, wine, bran, and wheat flour) were selected as major representatives of the Belgian diet. During the 2 years of study (April 1991- March 1993), about 3698 samples were analyzed and 21 163 analyses were performed. The first part of this study demonstrates that no residues are found in 31.3% of leafy vegetables, 72.3% of other vegetables, 51.4% of fruits, and 67.2% of other samples. In particular cases, some critical situations still exist, especially for leafy vegetables. Also, contamination of foreign samples is not easy to determine, because origins are not always traceable.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Pharmacology,Agronomy and Crop Science,Environmental Chemistry,Food Science,Analytical Chemistry
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