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Pesticide Data Program Summary 2013 United States Department of Agriculture December 2014 Dear Reader: We are pleased to present the Pesticide Data Program’s (PDP) 23rd Annual Summary for calendar year 2013. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), conducts this program each year to collect data on pesticide residues in food. This report shows that overall pesticide residues found in foods are at levels below the tolerances set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The PDP provides reliable data that helps assure consumers that the food they feed their families is safe. Over 99 percent of the products sampled through PDP had residues below the EPA tolerances. Ultimately, if EPA determines a pesticide is not safe for our families, it is removed from the market. This system of checks and balances provides Americans with the safest food supply in the world. The PDP tests a wide variety of domestic and imported foods using a sound statistical program and the most current laboratory methods. The EPA uses the PDP data when looking at dietary pesticide exposure, a critical step to verify that all sources of exposure to pesticides meet U.S. safety standards. The PDP is not designed for enforcement of EPA pesticide residue tolerances. Rather, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for enforcing EPA tolerances. PDP provides FDA and EPA with monthly reports of pesticide residue testing and informs the FDA if residues detected exceed the EPA tolerance or have no EPA tolerance established. In instances where a PDP fi nding is extraordinary and may pose a safety risk, FDA and EPA are notifi ed immediately. In such cases, USDA may also work with U.S. growers in an outreach effort to communicate possible pesticide regulatory decisions or improved agricultural practices. The PDP works with State agencies representing all regions of the country and more than half of the U.S. population. In 2013, samples were collected and analyzed in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The data reported by PDP corroborate that residues found in agricultural products sampled are at levels that do not pose risk to consumers’ health (i.e., are safe according to EPA). For more information about PDP, please visit our website at www.ams.usda.gov. For more information about pesticides and food, please visit EPA’s website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food. Agricultural Marketing Service 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-0201 Voice (202) 720-8998 Fax (202) 720-7135 An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Contents Page No. Acknowledgements........................................................................................................................ vii Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... ix Acronyms and Abbreviations........................................................................................................ xi Section I--Introduction............................................................................................................... 1 Section II--Sampling Operations............................................................................................... 4 Background...................................................................................................................... 4 Fresh and Processed Commodities.................................................................................. 6 Butter............................................................................................................................... 10 Infant Formula................................................................................................................. 11 Salmon............................................................................................................................. 11 Drinking Water................................................................................................................. 12 Section III--Laboratory Operations......................................................................................... 13 Overview.......................................................................................................................... 13 Fresh and Processed Commodities.................................................................................. 13 Baby Food........................................................................................................................ 14 Infant Formula................................................................................................................. 14 Butter............................................................................................................................... 14 Salmon............................................................................................................................. 15 Potable Groundwater from Domestic and School/Childcare Facility............................. 15 Municipal Drinking Water............................................................................................... 15 Quality Assurance Program............................................................................................. 15 Section IV--Database Management.......................................................................................... 17 Electronic Data Path........................................................................................................ 17 Data Reporting............................................................................................................... 19 Section V--Sample Results and Discussion.............................................................................. 19 Overview......................................................................................................................... 19 Baby Food........................................................................................................................ 20 Infant Formula................................................................................................................. 20 Import vs. Domestic Residue Comparisons.................................................................... 20 Postharvest Applications................................................................................................. 21 Discussion of Results ..................................................................................................... 21 Special Projects............................................................................................................... 22 Potable Groundwater....................................................................................................... 22 Municipal Drinking Water............................................................................................... 23 Environmental Contaminants.......................................................................................... 23 Tolerance Violations........................................................................................................ 24 Pesticide Data Program—Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2013 iii Figures Page No. 1 PDP Program Operations Support and Data Users............................................................. 2 2 Program Participants........................................................................................................... 3 3 Commodity Origin.............................................................................................................. 9 4 Origin of Selected Fresh Commodities: Raspberry and Summer Squash Samples............ 11 5 PDP Data Pathway............................................................................................................... 18 Tables 1 PDP Commodity Collection Schedule for 2013.................................................................. 5 2 Distribution of Samples Collected and Analyzed by Each Participating State................... 7 3 Acceptable Products for Collected Commodities................................................................ 8 Appendixes A-M Appendix A Commodity History Appendix B Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Fruit and Vegetables Appendix C Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Infant Formula Appendix D Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Butter Appendix E Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Salmon Appendix F Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Groundwater Appendix G Distribution of Residues by Pesticide in Drinking Water Appendix H Distribution of Residues for Environmental Contaminants Appendix I Sample Origin by State or Country Appendix J Import vs. Domestic Pesticide Residue Comparisons Appendix K Pesticide Residues by Commodity Appendix L Number of Pesticides Detected per Sample Appendix M Fruit and Vegetable Samples Reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as Exceeding the Tolerance or Without Established Tolerance Pesticide Data Program—Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2013 v Acknowledgements The States participating in the Pesticide Data Website: Program (PDP) deserve special recognition for their contributions to the program. The dedication http://www.ams.usda.gov/pdp and fl exibility of sample collectors allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Participating State Agencies Marketing Service (AMS) to adjust sampling protocols when responding
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