All About Pesticide Residues

ALL ABOUT PESTICIDE RESIDUES A guide to how stuff like Carbendazim qets in our OJ. and why it's no big deal. THE RESIDUE A PESTICIDE can be the overspray from a neighboring field or from the ground. Start Here: doesn't even have to be sprayed on the fruit to show up as a residue. IT BREAKS DOWN The chemical breaks down in the days following, degrading into a different chemical aftogether. ILLEGAL STUFF The pesticide residue may not actually be harmful but will now show up in testing as if the parent pesticide was actually sprayed on the fruit (even though it wasn't). THE OJ CHEMICALS are hard to keep track of... Here's a list: Carbendazim = MBC is actually methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC). Ilegal for direct use on foods. APPROVED FUNGICIDES MBC residues are permissible on many foods because.. ТРМ is another fungicide(thiophanate methyl) approved for use on many fruits (but not oranges). It degrades over time into MBC, eventually leaving virtually no trace of TPM. government chemistry• FDA cannot tell how much TPM was originally on the food without also testing for MBC. • When FDA finds MBC it assumes that MBC was directly added. 101: IN OTHER WORDS: An approved fungicide can break down into a different chemical which FDA will think came from something illegal. THE EPA & FDA 2 different roles when it comes to pesticides. . UNITEO STATES FDA MENTAL MOTECTION SET TOLERANCES Determine and publish what the acceptable levels of pesticide residues are in various foods Not it! ENFORCEMENT RULES ABOUT STUFF THAT CANTBEΙΝ YOUR STUFF Not it! Enforce the standards by detaining, refusing or inspecting imports UH-OH There's reason to believe that some OJ has Carbendazim in it. What should FDA do? BAD IDEA Detain and Inspect all OJ shipments since they all might have this residue. OK IDEA Drink beer until the problem goes away. (Adults only, please) GOOD IDEA Find the specifc source(s) and then issue an Import Alert to detain only those shipments from the areas and companies in question. FDA/EPA says WILL I DIE NOW? There's a reason not to get wrapped around the axle if you happen to dřink some Carbendazim. D Update Status O Add Photo / Video E Ask Question Can't believe there's more OJ drama, lol. 1 O Baltimore & Friends Post What's happening? My OJ is totally safe but pouring it out anyway... #paranoid Time to tweet! |SO WHY THE FREAKOUT? The pesticide residue found in small amounts in some orange juice is only illegal because the EPA has not set an allowable tolerance for it. 66 If the [orange juice] tested is below 10 ppb, it will be permitted into the country for sale. -FDA 10 parts per BILLION 500 x is nothing compared to the permissible levels of other popular juices: 400 x 300х PPM= Parts Per Million 200 x PPB= 100 x Parts Per Bilion That's 'M for and B PB&J= Mllionlion EGRAPE EAPPLE ORANGE JUICE for Big difference. Lunch 5JUICE JUICE 200x the limit for Ol 500x the limit for Ol could contain a fraction of the allowable amounts permissible in other popular juices translation: RELAX! DRINK YOUR OJ "Continue to enjoy your orange juice."] - Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods (via FDA Voice Blog) CREATED BY: FDAIMPORTS.COM FDA Consutants & Advocates Helping Companies with FDA Complaince fdaimports.com Food Beverage • Cosmetics • Drugs · Dietary Supplements • Medcal Devices • Radological Devices · AkcoholTobacco * • htp:/www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/FruitsVegetablesluices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/Fruitsegetablesluices/ucm287783.htm 8 • htp:/ww.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-itle40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol24-sec180-371.pdf 2 PPM "not a public health risk" "low levels.." "recal... not warranted" "does not raise any safety isues" ALL ABOUT PESTICIDE RESIDUES A guide to how stuff like Carbendazim qets in our OJ. and why it's no big deal. THE RESIDUE A PESTICIDE can be the overspray from a neighboring field or from the ground. Start Here: doesn't even have to be sprayed on the fruit to show up as a residue. IT BREAKS DOWN The chemical breaks down in the days following, degrading into a different chemical aftogether. ILLEGAL STUFF The pesticide residue may not actually be harmful but will now show up in testing as if the parent pesticide was actually sprayed on the fruit (even though it wasn't). THE OJ CHEMICALS are hard to keep track of... Here's a list: Carbendazim = MBC is actually methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC). Ilegal for direct use on foods. APPROVED FUNGICIDES MBC residues are permissible on many foods because.. ТРМ is another fungicide(thiophanate methyl) approved for use on many fruits (but not oranges). It degrades over time into MBC, eventually leaving virtually no trace of TPM. government chemistry• FDA cannot tell how much TPM was originally on the food without also testing for MBC. • When FDA finds MBC it assumes that MBC was directly added. 101: IN OTHER WORDS: An approved fungicide can break down into a different chemical which FDA will think came from something illegal. THE EPA & FDA 2 different roles when it comes to pesticides. . UNITEO STATES FDA MENTAL MOTECTION SET TOLERANCES Determine and publish what the acceptable levels of pesticide residues are in various foods Not it! ENFORCEMENT RULES ABOUT STUFF THAT CANTBEΙΝ YOUR STUFF Not it! Enforce the standards by detaining, refusing or inspecting imports UH-OH There's reason to believe that some OJ has Carbendazim in it. What should FDA do? BAD IDEA Detain and Inspect all OJ shipments since they all might have this residue. OK IDEA Drink beer until the problem goes away. (Adults only, please) GOOD IDEA Find the specifc source(s) and then issue an Import Alert to detain only those shipments from the areas and companies in question. FDA/EPA says WILL I DIE NOW? There's a reason not to get wrapped around the axle if you happen to dřink some Carbendazim. D Update Status O Add Photo / Video E Ask Question Can't believe there's more OJ drama, lol. 1 O Baltimore & Friends Post What's happening? My OJ is totally safe but pouring it out anyway... #paranoid Time to tweet! |SO WHY THE FREAKOUT? The pesticide residue found in small amounts in some orange juice is only illegal because the EPA has not set an allowable tolerance for it. 66 If the [orange juice] tested is below 10 ppb, it will be permitted into the country for sale. -FDA 10 parts per BILLION 500 x is nothing compared to the permissible levels of other popular juices: 400 x 300х PPM= Parts Per Million 200 x PPB= 100 x Parts Per Bilion That's 'M for and B PB&J= Mllionlion EGRAPE EAPPLE ORANGE JUICE for Big difference. Lunch 5JUICE JUICE 200x the limit for Ol 500x the limit for Ol could contain a fraction of the allowable amounts permissible in other popular juices translation: RELAX! DRINK YOUR OJ "Continue to enjoy your orange juice."] - Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods (via FDA Voice Blog) CREATED BY: FDAIMPORTS.COM FDA Consutants & Advocates Helping Companies with FDA Complaince fdaimports.com Food Beverage • Cosmetics • Drugs · Dietary Supplements • Medcal Devices • Radological Devices · AkcoholTobacco * • htp:/www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/FruitsVegetablesluices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/Fruitsegetablesluices/ucm287783.htm 8 • htp:/ww.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-itle40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol24-sec180-371.pdf 2 PPM "not a public health risk" "low levels.." "recal... not warranted" "does not raise any safety isues" ALL ABOUT PESTICIDE RESIDUES A guide to how stuff like Carbendazim qets in our OJ. and why it's no big deal. THE RESIDUE A PESTICIDE can be the overspray from a neighboring field or from the ground. Start Here: doesn't even have to be sprayed on the fruit to show up as a residue. IT BREAKS DOWN The chemical breaks down in the days following, degrading into a different chemical aftogether. ILLEGAL STUFF The pesticide residue may not actually be harmful but will now show up in testing as if the parent pesticide was actually sprayed on the fruit (even though it wasn't). THE OJ CHEMICALS are hard to keep track of... Here's a list: Carbendazim = MBC is actually methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC). Ilegal for direct use on foods. APPROVED FUNGICIDES MBC residues are permissible on many foods because.. ТРМ is another fungicide(thiophanate methyl) approved for use on many fruits (but not oranges). It degrades over time into MBC, eventually leaving virtually no trace of TPM. government chemistry• FDA cannot tell how much TPM was originally on the food without also testing for MBC. • When FDA finds MBC it assumes that MBC was directly added. 101: IN OTHER WORDS: An approved fungicide can break down into a different chemical which FDA will think came from something illegal. THE EPA & FDA 2 different roles when it comes to pesticides. . UNITEO STATES FDA MENTAL MOTECTION SET TOLERANCES Determine and publish what the acceptable levels of pesticide residues are in various foods Not it! ENFORCEMENT RULES ABOUT STUFF THAT CANTBEΙΝ YOUR STUFF Not it! Enforce the standards by detaining, refusing or inspecting imports UH-OH There's reason to believe that some OJ has Carbendazim in it. What should FDA do? BAD IDEA Detain and Inspect all OJ shipments since they all might have this residue. OK IDEA Drink beer until the problem goes away. (Adults only, please) GOOD IDEA Find the specifc source(s) and then issue an Import Alert to detain only those shipments from the areas and companies in question. FDA/EPA says WILL I DIE NOW? There's a reason not to get wrapped around the axle if you happen to dřink some Carbendazim. D Update Status O Add Photo / Video E Ask Question Can't believe there's more OJ drama, lol. 1 O Baltimore & Friends Post What's happening? My OJ is totally safe but pouring it out anyway... #paranoid Time to tweet! |SO WHY THE FREAKOUT? The pesticide residue found in small amounts in some orange juice is only illegal because the EPA has not set an allowable tolerance for it. 66 If the [orange juice] tested is below 10 ppb, it will be permitted into the country for sale. -FDA 10 parts per BILLION 500 x is nothing compared to the permissible levels of other popular juices: 400 x 300х PPM= Parts Per Million 200 x PPB= 100 x Parts Per Bilion That's 'M for and B PB&J= Mllionlion EGRAPE EAPPLE ORANGE JUICE for Big difference. Lunch 5JUICE JUICE 200x the limit for Ol 500x the limit for Ol could contain a fraction of the allowable amounts permissible in other popular juices translation: RELAX! DRINK YOUR OJ "Continue to enjoy your orange juice."] - Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods (via FDA Voice Blog) CREATED BY: FDAIMPORTS.COM FDA Consutants & Advocates Helping Companies with FDA Complaince fdaimports.com Food Beverage • Cosmetics • Drugs · Dietary Supplements • Medcal Devices • Radological Devices · AkcoholTobacco * • htp:/www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/FruitsVegetablesluices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/Fruitsegetablesluices/ucm287783.htm 8 • htp:/ww.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-itle40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol24-sec180-371.pdf 2 PPM "not a public health risk" "low levels.." "recal... not warranted" "does not raise any safety isues" ALL ABOUT PESTICIDE RESIDUES A guide to how stuff like Carbendazim qets in our OJ. and why it's no big deal. THE RESIDUE A PESTICIDE can be the overspray from a neighboring field or from the ground. Start Here: doesn't even have to be sprayed on the fruit to show up as a residue. IT BREAKS DOWN The chemical breaks down in the days following, degrading into a different chemical aftogether. ILLEGAL STUFF The pesticide residue may not actually be harmful but will now show up in testing as if the parent pesticide was actually sprayed on the fruit (even though it wasn't). THE OJ CHEMICALS are hard to keep track of... Here's a list: Carbendazim = MBC is actually methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC). Ilegal for direct use on foods. APPROVED FUNGICIDES MBC residues are permissible on many foods because.. ТРМ is another fungicide(thiophanate methyl) approved for use on many fruits (but not oranges). It degrades over time into MBC, eventually leaving virtually no trace of TPM. government chemistry• FDA cannot tell how much TPM was originally on the food without also testing for MBC. • When FDA finds MBC it assumes that MBC was directly added. 101: IN OTHER WORDS: An approved fungicide can break down into a different chemical which FDA will think came from something illegal. THE EPA & FDA 2 different roles when it comes to pesticides. . UNITEO STATES FDA MENTAL MOTECTION SET TOLERANCES Determine and publish what the acceptable levels of pesticide residues are in various foods Not it! ENFORCEMENT RULES ABOUT STUFF THAT CANTBEΙΝ YOUR STUFF Not it! Enforce the standards by detaining, refusing or inspecting imports UH-OH There's reason to believe that some OJ has Carbendazim in it. What should FDA do? BAD IDEA Detain and Inspect all OJ shipments since they all might have this residue. OK IDEA Drink beer until the problem goes away. (Adults only, please) GOOD IDEA Find the specifc source(s) and then issue an Import Alert to detain only those shipments from the areas and companies in question. FDA/EPA says WILL I DIE NOW? There's a reason not to get wrapped around the axle if you happen to dřink some Carbendazim. D Update Status O Add Photo / Video E Ask Question Can't believe there's more OJ drama, lol. 1 O Baltimore & Friends Post What's happening? My OJ is totally safe but pouring it out anyway... #paranoid Time to tweet! |SO WHY THE FREAKOUT? The pesticide residue found in small amounts in some orange juice is only illegal because the EPA has not set an allowable tolerance for it. 66 If the [orange juice] tested is below 10 ppb, it will be permitted into the country for sale. -FDA 10 parts per BILLION 500 x is nothing compared to the permissible levels of other popular juices: 400 x 300х PPM= Parts Per Million 200 x PPB= 100 x Parts Per Bilion That's 'M for and B PB&J= Mllionlion EGRAPE EAPPLE ORANGE JUICE for Big difference. Lunch 5JUICE JUICE 200x the limit for Ol 500x the limit for Ol could contain a fraction of the allowable amounts permissible in other popular juices translation: RELAX! DRINK YOUR OJ "Continue to enjoy your orange juice."] - Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods (via FDA Voice Blog) CREATED BY: FDAIMPORTS.COM FDA Consutants & Advocates Helping Companies with FDA Complaince fdaimports.com Food Beverage • Cosmetics • Drugs · Dietary Supplements • Medcal Devices • Radological Devices · AkcoholTobacco * • htp:/www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/FruitsVegetablesluices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/Fruitsegetablesluices/ucm287783.htm 8 • htp:/ww.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-itle40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol24-sec180-371.pdf 2 PPM "not a public health risk" "low levels.." "recal... not warranted" "does not raise any safety isues" ALL ABOUT PESTICIDE RESIDUES A guide to how stuff like Carbendazim qets in our OJ. and why it's no big deal. THE RESIDUE A PESTICIDE can be the overspray from a neighboring field or from the ground. Start Here: doesn't even have to be sprayed on the fruit to show up as a residue. IT BREAKS DOWN The chemical breaks down in the days following, degrading into a different chemical aftogether. ILLEGAL STUFF The pesticide residue may not actually be harmful but will now show up in testing as if the parent pesticide was actually sprayed on the fruit (even though it wasn't). THE OJ CHEMICALS are hard to keep track of... Here's a list: Carbendazim = MBC is actually methyl 2-benzimidazoyl carbamate (MBC). Ilegal for direct use on foods. APPROVED FUNGICIDES MBC residues are permissible on many foods because.. ТРМ is another fungicide(thiophanate methyl) approved for use on many fruits (but not oranges). It degrades over time into MBC, eventually leaving virtually no trace of TPM. government chemistry• FDA cannot tell how much TPM was originally on the food without also testing for MBC. • When FDA finds MBC it assumes that MBC was directly added. 101: IN OTHER WORDS: An approved fungicide can break down into a different chemical which FDA will think came from something illegal. THE EPA & FDA 2 different roles when it comes to pesticides. . UNITEO STATES FDA MENTAL MOTECTION SET TOLERANCES Determine and publish what the acceptable levels of pesticide residues are in various foods Not it! ENFORCEMENT RULES ABOUT STUFF THAT CANTBEΙΝ YOUR STUFF Not it! Enforce the standards by detaining, refusing or inspecting imports UH-OH There's reason to believe that some OJ has Carbendazim in it. What should FDA do? BAD IDEA Detain and Inspect all OJ shipments since they all might have this residue. OK IDEA Drink beer until the problem goes away. (Adults only, please) GOOD IDEA Find the specifc source(s) and then issue an Import Alert to detain only those shipments from the areas and companies in question. FDA/EPA says WILL I DIE NOW? There's a reason not to get wrapped around the axle if you happen to dřink some Carbendazim. D Update Status O Add Photo / Video E Ask Question Can't believe there's more OJ drama, lol. 1 O Baltimore & Friends Post What's happening? My OJ is totally safe but pouring it out anyway... #paranoid Time to tweet! |SO WHY THE FREAKOUT? The pesticide residue found in small amounts in some orange juice is only illegal because the EPA has not set an allowable tolerance for it. 66 If the [orange juice] tested is below 10 ppb, it will be permitted into the country for sale. -FDA 10 parts per BILLION 500 x is nothing compared to the permissible levels of other popular juices: 400 x 300х PPM= Parts Per Million 200 x PPB= 100 x Parts Per Bilion That's 'M for and B PB&J= Mllionlion EGRAPE EAPPLE ORANGE JUICE for Big difference. Lunch 5JUICE JUICE 200x the limit for Ol 500x the limit for Ol could contain a fraction of the allowable amounts permissible in other popular juices translation: RELAX! DRINK YOUR OJ "Continue to enjoy your orange juice."] - Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods (via FDA Voice Blog) CREATED BY: FDAIMPORTS.COM FDA Consutants & Advocates Helping Companies with FDA Complaince fdaimports.com Food Beverage • Cosmetics • Drugs · Dietary Supplements • Medcal Devices • Radological Devices · AkcoholTobacco * • htp:/www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/FruitsVegetablesluices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-Specificlnformation/Fruitsegetablesluices/ucm287783.htm 8 • htp:/ww.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-itle40-vol24/pdf/CFR-2011-title40-vol24-sec180-371.pdf 2 PPM "not a public health risk" "low levels.." "recal... not warranted" "does not raise any safety isues"