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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

Pesticide Exposure: harmonised guidance increases protection for operators, workers, residents and bystanders

New guidance from EFSA sets out for the first time a harmonised methodology for calculating exposure to pesticides for four major population groups - operators, workers, residents...

Pesticides

23 October 2014
EFSA consults on guidance to predict pesticide concentrations in soil

EFSA is launching a public consultation on draft guidance that enables scientists to predict environmental concentrations of plant protection products and their transformation products...

Pesticides

10 July 2014
Infographic: How Europe monitors pesticide residues in food

EFSA presents the fifth EU annual report on pesticide residues in food for 2011. This infographic highlights how EFSA and Member States work together to monitor residues of these...

Pesticides

20 May 2014
Pesticide residue adherence rates above 97% for third consecutive year

Over 97% of samples tested in the latest Europe-wide monitoring programme of pesticides in food contain residue levels that fall within permissible limits, says the European Food...

Pesticides

20 May 2014
Pesticides: EFSA presents new guidance to measure soil degradation rates

EFSA has published new guidance that enables scientists to carry out a specialised aspect of environmental exposure assessment for pesticides. The guidance document provides a clear...

Pesticides

8 May 2014
EFSA consults on pesticide exposure guidance for operators, workers, residents and bystanders

EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft guidance to assess the risks from exposure to pesticides for operators, workers, residents and bystanders. The guidance sets out...

Pesticides

1 April 2014
Pesticides and protected crops – EFSA presents environmental risk assessment guidance

New guidance from EFSA provides a framework for carrying out environmental risk assessment of pesticides emitted from protected crops – those grown in greenhouses and under cover. The...

Pesticides

20 March 2014
EFSA welcomes stakeholder views on cumulative assessment group methodology

Stakeholders have delivered their feedback on EFSA’s new approach for grouping pesticides that paves the way for implementing cumulative risk assessment of these substances. Engaging...

Pesticides

5 February 2014
EFSA assesses potential link between two neonicotinoids and developmental neurotoxicity

Two neonicotinoid insecticides - acetamiprid and imidacloprid - may affect the developing human nervous system, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Experts from the...

Pesticides

17 December 2013

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