Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.201-215
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- 1999
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- 1229-1153(pISSN)
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- 2465-9223(eISSN)
A Study on the Risk of Pesticide Exposure by Food Intake
식이섭취를 통한 농약폭로의 위해도에 관한 연구
Abstract
Limited information is available on the acceptability of Korean MRLs(maximum residue limits) and the health risk based on the pesticide exposure by food intake. The aim of this study was to evaluate TMDI(theoretical maximum daily intake) and EDI(estimated daily intake) for Korean by using MRLs, food intake, residue data, and correction factors, and compare with ADI(acceptable daily intake) in order to estimate the health risk based on the pesticide exposure. The study was performed in three steps. In the frist step, the residual pesticides in each category of food were investigated using the pesticide residue analytical data(1995-96) from officially approved organizations and the analytical data for poultry was adopted from Korean food code method. In the second step, TMDI was estimated from MRLs and food factors, and was compared with ADI. In the third step, the effectiveness of each culinary treatment (washing, peeling, steaming, boiling, and salting) was evaluated and EDI was calculated using pesticide residue data, food factor, and correction factor by treatment. TMDI obtained from MRLs and food intake, and food intake was summed as 1,100.99 g, which was 79.1% of total consumption. The percent ratio of TMDI to ADI for 156 pesticides was mostly below 80% and only 30 pesticides exceeded the ADI. In particular, non-treated EDI from pesticide residue data and food intake was summed up to about 43
Keywords
- Pesticides;
- Theoretical maximum daily intake(TMDI), Estimated daily intake(EDI);
- Acceptable daily intake(ADI);
- Oncogenic risk.