Food Safety Information & Links

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DPR's food safety program focuses on pesticide residues in food. The broader topic of food safety includes protecting food from microbial, chemical, and physical hazards that could harm consumers' health. Links to selected governmental web sites on overall food safety are provided below.

Residue data & reports

• DPR: Pesticide residues in fresh produce, annual reports & downloadable data from DPR's residue monitoring program
• USDA: Pesticide Data Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture residue monitoring
• FDA: Residue monitoring reports, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

About residue testing

• Pesticides and Food: How We Test for Safety, PDF (130 kb) - DPR fact sheet
• Regulation of Pesticide Residues on Food - U.S. EPA links to pesticide tolerances

Produce with Illegal Pesticide Residue Fines and Settlements

Related links

• FoodSafety.gov - U.S. portal to government food safety information
• Food Safety Research Information Office - U.S. Department of Agriculture links to residue data information
• Medline Plus Food Safety Information - National Library of Medicine
• Microbiological Data Program (MDP) - U.S. Department of Agriculture monitoring of food-borne pathogens

For content questions, contact:
Michelle Armstrong
3077 Fite Circle, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: 916-603-7726
Fax: 916-362-1010
E-mail: Michelle.Armstrong@cdpr.ca.gov