Exposure to food pesticides in the French population

Oct 08, 2020
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Sébastien Bouley

This study, conducted among participants of the NutriNet-Santé cohort, aims to identify the profiles of exposure to food pesticides (resulting from non-negative matrix factorization) of foods from conventional and organic agriculture among a large sample of the population. general French adult. Intakes were assessed using a semi-quantitative self-administered food frequency questionnaire. Exposure to 25 commonly used pesticides was assessed using data on food contamination from Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart taking into account the agricultural system (organic or conventional). Overall, the estimated dietary pesticide exposures appear to vary across clusters and to be related to the proportion of organic foods in the diet.

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