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Organic vs. Conventional Foods

Click here to view additional related posts Milk and Dairy Products 2013 PLOS ONE Milk Study 2016 Dairy Product Meta-Analysis 2018 Grassmilk Paper Multi-Food Meta Analyses 2016 Meat Products 2013 Plant-Based Foods 2012 Smith-Spangler et al. 2009 Dangour et al. 2008 The Organic Center Report Food Specific Comparisons General Fruits and Vegetables Wine and Wine Grapes Most consumers […]

2020 Dietary Risk Index Paper in “Environmental Health”

“The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks” Co-authors: Charles Benbrook and Don Davis Published: October 14, 2020 in Environmental Health.  Full Citation: Benbrook, Charles M., & Davis, Donald R.; “The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks;” Environmental Health, 2020, 19(1); DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00657-z. Access the full-text […]

Consumer Reports Dietary Risk Analysis

The Story — “Stop Eating Pesticides,” Consumer Reports, October 2020 (pages 24-33), access methodology here Our Coverage- “Consumer Reports Calls for Decisive Action to Reduce Pesticide Risk” In The News piece, and Guest Blog by Larry Jacobs, President and Founder of DelCabo organic farming cooperative.

DRI Results and How to Interpret Them

Interpreting DRI Values How Risky is that Residue? Accounting for Residues of the Same Pesticide on Multiple Foods DRI Results – Tracking Differences in Pesticide Dietary Risks DRI Parameters Aggregating DRI Values DRI Output Reports Limits of the DRI More DRI Resources Interpreting DRI Values The DRI system provides three different measurements of pesticide dietary […]

DRI Technical Details

Data Sources Methodology Other DRI Resources Data Sources The DRI system integrates and draws upon three primary sources of data: Annual residue data from the US-PDP and UK-FSA pesticide residue testing programs, Chronic toxicity data on pesticide active ingredients, metabolites, and isomers from the US EPA or the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA), and Food […]

Dietary Risk Index System

The Dietary Risk Index, or DRI, is a complex analytical system that quantifies the relative risks stemming from pesticides in food. The DRI value for a given food-pesticide combination takes into account the level of residues in the food, the chronic toxicity of the pesticide, and the typical number of grams in a single serving […]

Reducing Pesticide Dietary Risk — Avoiding “Hot Potatoes”

“Hot Potatoes” — Which Foods, Where From, Grown How, Pose the Highest Risks? The Dietary Risk Index system provides, for the first time, a way to determine where a variety of foods land along the dietary risk continuum. DRI values gradually rise along the dietary risk continuum from the lower-risk, left one-half (shown in green […]

Applications of the Dietary Risk Index (DRI)

The Dietary Risk Index, or DRI, is an analytical system that quantifies the relative risks of pesticide residues in food. The DRI takes into account the known toxicity of a pesticide, allowing us to rank, based on current science and regulatory standards, the risk posed by certain foods. Access the interactive online interface and other […]