Table 2.
Frequency of detection (%)a of chlorpyrifos and malathion residues in food items, and the frequency of consumption of those food items by children in summer 2003.
| Chlorpyrifos detection
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Malathion detection
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food item | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Frequency of consumption by childrenb |
| Apples | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Broccoli | 2 | 3 | 0 | < 1 | 5 | ||||
| Cantaloupe | < 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Carrot | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | < 1 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Celery | 1 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Cherry | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Grape (and juice) | 9 | 6 | < 1 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Nectarine | 6 | 2 | < 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Orange | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Peach | 30 | 34 | 35 | 0 | < 1 | < 1 | 6 | ||
| Rice | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Strawberry (fresh) | < 1 | 18 | 8 | ||||||
| Sweet bell pepper | 15 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Tomato (canned)c | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Wheat/barley/soybeand | 4 | 16 | 2 | 38 | 229 | ||||
a
Data from USDA (2005). Blank cells represent items that were not analyzed for chlorpyrifos or malathion by USDA.
b
Total consumption (servings) for 23 children in 15 consecutive days.
c
Consumed along with other food, such as pizza, pasta, and spaghetti.
d
Including pizza, bagel, bread, cereal, cookies, chips, crackers, and noodles.