http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=157 News on pesticide science, policy and activism Wed, 15 May 2013 15:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=157#comment-21179 Ahmad Mahdavi Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:12:36 +0000 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=157#comment-21179 Pesticide residues More threat to children:
According to my calculation many years ago during my Ms research working on pesticide residue analysis in apples a particular amount of insecticide residue in apples that may be tolerated by an adult is harmful for a child and this depends on the body weight. This fact could be generalized for all food products and particularly for vegetables and fruits. These calculations were based on Acceptable Daily Intake and Maximum Residue Limits determined by food codex Committee In Rome. The body tolerance of a 20 Kg child is quiet different than a 80 Kg adult. The other reason for lower tolerance threshold for children as compared to adults is using less diverse food by children. According to my findings during PhD research in Canada at the university of Guelph and also finding by others consuming more diverse food and particularly more diverse vegetables and fruits inducts a higher level more diverse metabolizing detoxifying enzymes in body. These metabolizing enzymes are developed more and more in the liver as age increases. Best regards
Ahmad Mahdavi,
Insect and environmental toxicologist, Guelph Ontario Canada.

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