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Chapter 10. Variability of Residues in Unprocessed Food Items and Its Impact on Consumer Risk Assessment

  1. Timothy C. Marrs MD, DSc, MRCP, FRCPath, FIBiol.3,
  2. Bryan Ballantyne MD, DSc, PhD, FFOM, FACOEM, FAACT, FATS, FRCPath, FIBiol. Director Adjunct Professor4,5,6,7
  1. Caroline A. Harris1,
  2. Alan R. C. Hill2

Published Online: 19 FEB 2004

DOI: 10.1002/0470091673.ch10

Book Title

Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation

Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation

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How to Cite

Harris, C. A. and Hill, A. R. C. (2004) Variability of Residues in Unprocessed Food Items and Its Impact on Consumer Risk Assessment, in Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation (eds T. C. Marrs and B. Ballantyne), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470091673.ch10

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, WCZB 6NH, London, UK

  2. 4

    Applied Toxicology, Union Carbide Corporation, Connecticut, USA

  3. 5

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, West Virginia University, USA

  4. 6

    Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh, USA

  5. 7

    871 Chappell Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25304, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Exponent, 2D Hornbeam Park Oval, Harrogate, HG2 8RB, UK

  2. 2

    Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 FEB 2004
  2. Published Print: 19 DEC 2003

Book Series:

  1. Current Toxicology Series

Book Series Editors:

  1. Diana Anderson8,
  2. Michael D. Waters9,
  3. Timothy C. Marrs MD, DSc, MRCP, FRCPath, FIBiol.3

Series Editor Information

  1. 3

    Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, WCZB 6NH, London, UK

  2. 8

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, UK

  3. 9

    Chapel Hill, NC, USA

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471496441

Online ISBN: 9780470091678

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Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Variability of Pesticide Residues

  • Maximum Residue Limits

  • Minor Crops

  • Derivation of MRLs

  • Discovery of Residue Variability in UK Crops

  • Further Studies on Variability

  • Implications of Variability and Derivation of the Variability Factor

  • Calculation of Acute Dietary Exposure

  • Refinement of the Variability Factor

  • Consumption Data in Assessing Acute Dietary Exposure

  • Toxicology in the Derivation of an Acute Reference Dose

  • Calculating Consumer Exposure

  • The Impact on Availability of Pesticides

  • References

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