Veterinary and sanitary standards in global pesticide testing practices

Every year 2 million people worldwide suffer from direct pesticide poisoning of which about 50000 result in death. Depending on the structure of pesticide contamination there is an increase in cardiovascular and endocrine pathologies and allergic diseases are becoming more widespread. However a much greater hidden danger to human health is posed by small amounts of pesticides and their metabolites residues of which may be found in food products not only in plants but also in meat milk fish and poultry. Some pesticide metabolites are more toxic than the original substance.