/>i- On September 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made available its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022), which summarizes findings from FDA testing of human and animal foods for 757 different pesticides and selected industrial compounds from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.
- FDA’s pesticide residue monitoring program tests FDA-regulated foods shipped in interstate commerce to determine whether they comply with pesticide tolerances, or maximum residue levels, set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). FDA may take action if it is shown that the amount of pesticide residue on a food is over the tolerance, or when a pesticide is found and there is no tolerance established. FY 2022 findings show that the levels of pesticide chemical residues in the U.S. food supply are generally in compliance with EPA pesticide tolerances.
- Out of 2,800 total human food samples, 96.2% of domestic samples and 89.5% of imported samples were compliant were compliant. No pesticide chemical residues were detected in 42.7% of domestic samples and 44.6% of imported samples. In determining which products to sample, FDA may consider past problem areas, findings from state and federal monitoring, and foreign pesticide usage data. Fruits and vegetables accounted for majority (75.5%) of domestic samples.
FDA Publishes FY2022 Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report
Friday, September 6, 2024
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