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The report below has been reprinted from the original analysis conducted by the Consumers Union of the United States, Inc., Public Service Projects Department, Technical Division.

"Which Foods Have the Highest TI Values? Seven foods consistently had high or very high TI's each time tested: Fresh peaches (both domestic and imported); frozen and fresh winter squash grown in the U.S.; domestic and imported apples, grapes, spinach and pears; and U.S.-grown green beans. Among these, U.S. peaches and frozen winter squash had TI Values about 10-fold higher than even the other "high" scores..."

This Report is very long, and has been broken down into different sections:

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|| Summary || Introduction to the USDA Pesticide Data Program || Methodology & Toxicity Index ||
|| Results and Discussion || Recommendations || Tables: Pesticide Contamination in Fruits & Vegetables ||

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING?
AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. GOVERNMENT DATA
ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOODS1

Tables: Pesticide Contamination in Fruits & Vegetables

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Table 1: Foods Tested by the USDA Pesticide Data Program, 1994-1997

This table provides the list of foods used in the study, by type of food and year.

Table 2: Acute Toxicity of Pesticides Detected

This table lists the actual pesticide / chemical that was tested for in the study ( relating to accute toxicity ), and provides statistical toxicity information regarding each pesticide.

Table 3: Chronic Toxicity of Pesticides Detected

This table lists the actual pesticide / chemical that was tested for in the study ( relating to chronic toxicity ), and provides statistical toxicity information regarding each pesticide.

Table 4: Toxicity Indices for Foods Tested

Toxicity indices by type of food and demographic location.

Table 5:  Shares of Total Toxicity Index Values Contributed by Individual Pesticides Detected

This Table is broken down into 10 seperate pages, and lists each food and toxic chemical detected, by location. The pages in this section are very long, and interested individual may elect to download the pdf file of the report if experiencing problems viewing the pages.

Table 6: Odds of Exceeding "Safe" Daily Doses for Selected Pesticides in Selected Foods

This table is also very extensive, and individuals may elect to download the pdf file of the report if experiencing problems viewing the pages.

 Table 7: Multiple Pesticide Residues: Frequency Distribution of Samples

...by food and country of origin.

Table 8: Applications of Selected High-Risk Pesticides to Selected Crops

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Bibliography and References

1 This report was compiled in February, 1999, by the Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. Public Service Projects Department, Technical Division Edward Groth III, PhD, Project Director Charles M. Benbrook, PhD, Consultant Karen Lutz, MS, Consultant The analysis was supported in part by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Joyce Foundation and the W. Alton
Jones Foundation.