Pesticide Analysis

Pesticides are designed to kill pests such as weeds, insects, fungi, molds, and rodents, but residues left on or in foods also have the potential to affect humans. For that reason, regulatory agencies set maximum levels for residues to ensure that the use of the pesticides does not adversely affect the health of humans, especially infants and children.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
All pesticides sold or distributed in the United States must be registered with the U.S. Environmental Prote…