USDA Releases 2008 Annual Summary for Pesticide Data Program
" Jan. 11, 2010 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service today released the Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary, Calendar Year 2008, on the Internet. The data collected through this program provide the most comprehensive database available on actual levels of pesticide residues found in the U.S. food supply.


The Pesticide Data Program is a partnership with cooperating state agencies that are responsible for sample collection and analysis. The following 12 states participated in the program during 2008: California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin..."