FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Past Lecture I II III IV V Consumer Reports Center for Food Safety Just Label it Labeling Bill Reintroduced February 2015 Milk Biotechnology Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV Agricultural Health Study Tolerance Monitoring Residues FDA Pesticide Monitoring Current Lecture I II III Agricultural Health Study a Applicators farmers using pesticides are at risk of pesticide poisoning The control groups were non farmers in the same area b Farmers who applied pesticides had less deaths from cancer heart disease diabetes and lung disease c Why i More physical activity as part of the nature of the job ii Less tobacco use d However they found prostate and Parkinson s disease are higher in the men who used pesticides e Data Chart i Consistently the non farmers had higher deaths in all categories Tolerance a Maximum amount remaining after maximum allowable usage b They have to know the pesticide and the food it s on c Used results from animal studies to determine the safe amount of pesticides for each food d There is some regulation but it is mainly determined from sample studies Monitoring Residues a Detectable residue is not the same as tolerance These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute IV b Not every batch of food is tested It s through a sampling process c FDA USDA state and local governments and independent laboratories test the levels of pesticides d In the California study only 1 had one or more illegal pesticide residues in excess of tolerance Even with this information they do not go and trace where the food came from e Organically labeled produce i 1 1 had illegal pesticide residues FDA Pesticide Monitoring a Know the differences between the types of food b Red illegal i Mostly fruits and veggies c Exam questions i Which have highest violation what have no residue d Imported food has a lot more violations
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