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Apr 23, 2024 · EFSA provides independent scientific advice on pesticides, including active substances, plant protection products and residues in food and feed. Learn about EFSA's role, methods, guidance and latest updates on pesticides in the EU.
EFSA is responsible for the peer review of the risk assessment of active substances and MRLs of pesticides in the EU. Learn about the different workflows, criteria, guidance and tools for pesticide applications and evaluations.
Find out how to submit dossiers and assessment reports for the peer-review of pesticide active substances and maximum residue levels (MRLs) by EFSA. Access EU legislation, administrative guidance, scientific guidance and additional resources on pesticide evaluations.
Apr 23, 2024 · The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides an annual report on the pesticide residue levels in foods on the European market. The report assesses the compliance with maximum residue levels (MRLs), the dietary exposure and the risk to consumer health.
PRIMo – Pesticide Residue Intake Model. In the dietary risk assessments of EU maximum residues levels (MRLs) for pesticides in food, or proposals for MRLs, the chronic and acute dietary consumer exposure to pesticide residues is estimated by using a calculation model developed by EFSA: PRIMo – Pesticide Residue Intake Model.
Apr 23, 2024 · EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food in the European Union is now available. It gives a snapshot of the residue levels found in a selection of commonly consumed products.
EFSA provides scientific opinions on pesticide active substances and maximum residue levels (MRLs) in the EU. Learn how EFSA reviews draft assessment reports (DARs) and renewal assessment reports (RARs) and publishes them on Open.EFSA portal.
Jul 26, 2012 · The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) to develop an opinion on approaches to evaluate the toxicological relevance of metabolites and degradates of pesticide active substances in dietary risk assessment. This opinion identifies the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) concept as an appropriate screening tool. The TTC values for genotoxic and toxic compounds were found to be sufficiently conservative for chronic ...
Mar 30, 2022 · The report examines pesticide residue levels in foods on the European market based on data from national and EU-coordinated control programmes. It estimates dietary exposure to pesticides and compares it with health-based guidance values, and proposes recommendations to improve control systems.
pesticides evaluated by IARC to date • Numerous pesticides can be prioritised for evaluation or re-evaluation • Hazard identification and risk assessment need more and better epidemiologic data • Especially : • Studies with adequate sample size • Quantitative exposure data • Exposure-response data
