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How can simple household procedures reduce exposure to pesticides from fruits and vegetables: current habits and recommendations Cover

How can simple household procedures reduce exposure to pesticides from fruits and vegetables: current habits and recommendations

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 76 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
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Open Access
|Jun 2025

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Figure 1

Consumption frequency of certain fruits and vegetables with edible peel in the 1st (2022–2023) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study (N=459). For each food item, the percentage of consumers in the whole sample is shown
Consumption frequency of certain fruits and vegetables with edible peel in the 1st (2022–2023) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study (N=459). For each food item, the percentage of consumers in the whole sample is shown

Figure 2

Consumers' habits of eating fruits and vegetables with peel in the 1st (2022–2023) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study. The percentage is expressed only for those participants who stated that their son eats a respective food item (the number of those participants is shown in brackets). The participants who did not answer the question regarding peeling were excluded from the figure
Consumers' habits of eating fruits and vegetables with peel in the 1st (2022–2023) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study. The percentage is expressed only for those participants who stated that their son eats a respective food item (the number of those participants is shown in brackets). The participants who did not answer the question regarding peeling were excluded from the figure

Figure 3

Household methods used for washing fruits and vegetables before consumption in the 1st (2022 – 2023 ) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study. The percentages refer to the participants who stated that they always or almost always apply a specific cleaning method
Household methods used for washing fruits and vegetables before consumption in the 1st (2022 – 2023 ) wave of the PyrOPECh cohort study. The percentages refer to the participants who stated that they always or almost always apply a specific cleaning method
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2025-76-3984 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 124 - 129
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
eating habits,
peeling,
pesticide residues,
washing food
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2025 Antonija Sulimanec, Jelena Kovačić, Marija Macan, Martina Pavlić, Irena Keser, Veda Marija Varnai, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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