FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Past Lecture I. Consumer ReportsII. Center for Food SafetyIII. Just Label itIV. Labeling Bill Reintroduced- February 2015V. Milk BiotechnologyOutline of Current LectureI. Agricultural Health StudyII. ToleranceIII. Monitoring ResiduesIV. FDA Pesticide MonitoringCurrent LectureI. Agricultural Health Studya. 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 diseasec. Why?i. More physical activity as part of the nature of the jobii. Less tobacco used. However, they found prostate and Parkinson’s disease are higher in the men whoused pesticides. e. Data Charti. Consistently, the non-farmers had higher deaths in all categoriesII. Tolerancea. Maximum amount remaining after maximum allowable usageb. 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 studiesIII. Monitoring Residuesa. 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.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 pesticidesd. 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 residuesIV. FDA Pesticide Monitoringa. Know the differences between the types of food!b. Red- illegali. Mostly fruits and veggiesc. Exam questions!!!i. Which have highest violation, what have no residue d. Imported food has a lot more
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