Survey of pesticide residues in baby foods (1996.4 similar to 1998.6)

Between April 1996 to June 1998, 133 samples of 9 food commodities were ana lyzed for pesticide residues. In 8 samples of 5 commodities, 5 kinds of pes ticides residues were detected. The baby foods in which the pesticides were detected were produced from veg etables and fruits. In our investigations, pesticide residues have been fre quently detected in the raw materials. For the baby foods containing pesticides, intake amounts of the pesticides calculated from the daily feeding volume and the ADI were compared. Residua l pesticide levels in baby food commodities are low, and it was concluded t hat they are not likely to present any problem in normal usage.