Evaluation of conventional and 'organic' baby food brands for eitht organochlorin and five botanical pesticides

摘要

Two lots of applesauce, pears, winter squash and carrots from each of two traditional commericals and one commercial 'organic" brand of baby food were purchased from local retailers. These samples were analyzed for eight organochlorine (aldrin, dieldrin, is-chlordane, p,p'-DDT, p, p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD, heptachlor, and hexachlorobenzene) and five botanical (nicotine, pyrethrin I, pryethrin II, warfarin, and rotenone) pesticides in duplicate.