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Pesticides: new default values proposed for dermal absorption

EFSA has published new guidance on dermal absorption of plant protection products (PPPs). The guidance proposes default values to be used in the absence of experimental data for the risk assessment of active substances used in PPPs. The document,...

3 July 2017

Pesticides: have your say on dermal absorption Guidance

EFSA has made available for public consultation its draft Guidance on dermal absorption of chemical plant protection products (PPPs). The Guidance, which updates the document published...

Pesticides

22 December 2016
Endocrine disruptors: EFSA and ECHA outline Guidance plans

EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have published an outline of the Guidance they are developing on how to identify substances with endocrine disrupting properties in...

Pesticides

20 December 2016
Glyphosate: EFSA shares raw data from risk assessment

EFSA has shared the raw data that was used in the EU safety evaluation of the pesticide glyphosate. The information has been sent to a group of MEPs who submitted an official request...

Pesticides

9 December 2016
Endocrine disruptors: EFSA and ECHA start work on guidance

EFSA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are developing scientific guidance to enable identification of endocrine disruptors. Earlier this year the European Commission proposed...

Pesticides

2 December 2016
Pesticide residues in food: risk to consumers remains low

Ninety-seven per cent of food samples collected in the European Union are free of pesticide residues or contain traces that are within legal limits. The conclusion is part of EFSA’s...

Pesticides

26 October 2016
Developmental neurotoxicity: OECD/EFSA experts discuss non-animal test methods

Fifty-nine participants from 15 countries attended a workshop on “Developmental Neurotoxicity (DNT): the use of non-animal test methods for regulatory purposes” in Brussels. The event...

Pesticides

21 October 2016
Glyphosate: EFSA to share raw data

EFSA is to release the raw data used in the recent EU safety evaluation of glyphosate, as part of its commitment to open risk assessment. The information will be shared with a group...

Pesticides

29 September 2016
Breaking news from EFSA’s expert meetings: plant protection products

Watch our news video report to find out what was discussed and decided at this week’s open meeting of EFSA’s Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues. EFSA is constantly...

Pesticides

24 June 2016
Chemical mixtures: debating the issues

Researchers, scientists, stakeholders and policymakers from around the world gathered recently to discuss issues surrounding the risk assessment of chemical mixtures in Europe. A...

Pesticides, Chemical contaminants

8 June 2016

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