Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues from Commodities Alleged to Contain the Highest Contamination Levels

Table 2

Exposure estimates of the ten most frequently detected pesticides on apples.

Pesticide	Mean exposure (μg/kg/day)	Reference dose (μg/kg/day)	Ratio—reference dose to mean exposure
Acetamiprid	0.00389	100	25700
Azinphos-Methyl	0.00488	5*	1020
Carbaryl	0.000795	100	126000
Carbendazim	0.00127	10	7870
Diphenylamine	0.12	25	208
Fenpropathrin	0.0017	25	14700
Imidacloprid	0.000202	57	282000
ο-Phenylphenol	0.000637	20	31400
Phosmet	0.003	20	6670
Thiabendazole	0.127	100*	787

*Acceptable daily intake used.