IMPORTANT new study released in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: Quantitative analysis of neonicotinoid insecticide residues in foods: implication for dietary exposure beyondtoxics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Neonics_And_Human_Study-JOURNALofAg_and_FoodChemistry_Jun2014.pdf From the abstract... In this study, we quantitatively measured neonicotinoids in various foods that are common to human consumption. All fruit and vegetable samples (except nectarine and tomato) and 90% of honey samples were detected positive for at least one neonicotinoid; 72% of fruits, 45% of vegetables and 50% of honey samples contained at least two different neonicotinoids in one sample... These results show the prevalent presence of low level neonicotinoid residues in fruits, vegetables and honey that are readily available in the market for human consumption and in the environment where honeybees forage. In light of the new reports of toxicological effects in mammals, our results strengthen the importance to assess dietary neonicotinoid intakes and the potential human health effects.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:48:59 +0000
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