title: [Assessment of pesticide residues in food of plant origin in Milan (Italy), 2008-2011].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To monitor the presence of pesticide residues in food of plant origin in Milan from 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Food of plant origin found in fruit and vegetable markets and in supermarkets was analysed, to evaluate whether it was contaminated by any seventy active principles of pesticides.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred seventy-seven samples of fruits and vegetables were analysed. No pesticide residues were found in 61.7% of the samples, 37.9% had residues below the maximum threshold and 0.4% had residues above the threshold.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results are satisfactory and in agreement with national and international data.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Chirurgiche Odontoiatriche.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tesauro
authors.forename: Maria Concetta
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cesaria
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fracchia
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benzoni
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bollani
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Consonni
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010573:Pesticide Residues