Pesticide residues and food safety : a harvest of viewpoints : developed from a special conference sponsored by the Division of Agrochemicals of the American Chemical Society, Point Clear, Alabama, January 21-25, 1990 / B.G. Tweedy ... [and others], editor[s].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tweedy, B. G., 1934-

American Chemical Society. Division of Agrochemicals.

Series:

ACS symposium series ; 446.

ACS symposium series ; 446

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pesticide residues in food--Congresses.

Pesticide residues in food.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, 1991.

Summary:

In this new volume a variety of experts, including chemists, toxicologists, growers, educators, regulators, food processors and distributors, representatives of consumer groups, and reporters, address the major issues surrounding food safety and pesticide residues. Its 37 chapters are divided into sections covering pesticide use, alternative agriculture production, exposure assessment, risk assessment, risk management, and legislative and regulatory issues. An introductory section defines the scope of the issues and a concluding section represents comments from a panel discussion on communicating risk to the public. This collection, which presents many divergent viewpoints from individuals and organizations directly involved with pesticides, offers valuable insights into the issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0841218897

0841219060

OCLC:

22709366