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Recent surveys have found that worries about pesticide residues are topping the list of food safety concerns among consumers. In the Packer’s Fresh Trend 1990 survey, 86 percent of the respondents expressed concern about chemical residues on fresh produce (Zind 1990). The Food Marketing Institute (FMI 1989) in its 1989 survey found similar results with 82 percent of the respondents being concerned about pesticide residues on food. A national study conducted by the Economic Research Service and the University of Florida also found that 59 percent of consumers rated pesticide residues as a high concern and another 24 percent as a medium concern (Zellner and Degner 1989).
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Ott, S.L., Huang, C.L., Misra, S.K. (1991). Consumers’ Perceptions of Risks from Pesticide Residues and Demand for Certification of Residue-Free Produce. In: Caswell, J.A. (eds) Economics of Food Safety. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7076-5_9
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