Pesticide residues in raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) and dietary risk assessment.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the residues of 140 pesticides in raspberries from north-eastern Poland (2005-2010). Gas chromatography with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) and nitrogen phosphorous detector (GC-NPD) was used. Among the 128 samples, 66 (51.6%) were found to detect residues: 14.1% contained one pesticide and around 38% multiple pesticide residues. The most frequently detected were pyrimethanil residues (36.0%). Twenty-seven (21.1%) raspberry samples exceeded the maximum residue limits. The estimated daily intakes ranged from 0.003% to 3.183% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for adults 0.008% and 9.7% for toddlers, respectively. The most critical case is procymidone, the acute risk was 180.9% of acute reference dose (ARfD) for toddlers and for adults (83% of ARfD) which is high.
a Pesticide Residue Laboratory, Plant Protection Institute-National Research Institute Regional Experimental Station , Bialystok , Poland.
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Kaczyński
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Jankowska
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Rutkowska
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Hrynko
D000328:Adult; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D005506:Food Contamination; D005513:Food Inspection; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D011044:Poland; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D018570:Risk Assessment; D065856:Rubus / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*
D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D011743:Pyrimidines; C108337:pyrimethanil; C035988:procymidone
pesticides; raspberries; risk assessment