Abstract
Pesticide use in food production in the U.S. is controlled by rigorous Federal and State laws. Without the availability of agricultural chemicals the quality and quantity of food to feed a rapidly growing world population would be impossible. Emerging national markets are establishing their own maximum residue limits (MRLs) following the lead of U.S., Codex or European Union standards to assure a safe and wholesome food supply. To help our Nation's farmers compete in an expanding global market, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has relied on national statistical residue data generated by the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) to provide an overview of pesticide residues in U.S. commodities to ensure foreign markets that our food is safe. PDP was developed in 1991 as a Federal-State partnership to communicate information on pesticide residues. In 1996 PDP became an integral part of the Food Quality Protection Act, directing USDA to collect improved pesticide residue information on foods mostly consumed by infants and children to support the Government's dietary risk assessment studies.
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