Prioritization of pesticides in crops with a semi-quantitative risk ranking method for Taiwan postmarket monitoring program

This study showed that the nature of the hazard and probability of consumption had the strongest contribution to risk score. Dithiocarbamates, endosulfan, and carbofuran were identified as the pesticides with the highest concern for human health risks in Taiwan. These pesticides should be monitored more frequently than others in crops during the postmarketing monitoring program. However, some uncertainties shall be noted or improved when this methodology is applied for risk prioritization in the future.Graphical abstract
Source: Journal of Food and Drug Analysis - Category: Food Science Source Type: research