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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

Residues compliance continues to rise, pesticide report shows

Updated* The European Food Safety Authority has published its third Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, which gives an overview of pesticide residues found in food in the European...

Pesticides

8 November 2011
EFSA publishes its second annual report on pesticide residues in food

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, which provides an overview of pesticide residues in food[1] in the European Union...

Pesticides

12 July 2010
EFSA evaluates possible risks from the pesticide chlormequat in grapes

Following information from food business operators on table grapes containing residues of the pesticide chlormequat, the European Commission has requested urgent scientific advice from...

Pesticides

23 April 2010
EFSA takes forward work on cumulative effects of pesticides

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the results of on-going work to develop methodologies to assess the cumulative effects resulting from consumer exposure to...

Pesticides

10 September 2009
EFSA proposes new acute risk assessment for pesticides

EFSA has launched for public consultation a Guidance on the assessment of risks deriving from pesticides for workers, operators, bystanders and, for the first time, residents. This...

Pesticides

7 August 2009
EFSA publishes its first report on pesticide residues in food

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, which provides an overview on the pesticide residues in food[1] observed...

Pesticides

9 July 2009
EFSA assesses health risks linked to nicotine in wild mushrooms

EFSA has provided scientific advice to the European Commission on the risks of eating wild mushrooms following reports of nicotine contamination in samples from the 2008 crop of...

Pesticides

11 May 2009
EFSA’s work on active substances used in pesticides

In 2008, EFSA has completed an important milestone in its work on the safety review of existing active substances used in pesticides, as foreseen in the context of Council...

Pesticides

18 March 2009
EFSA recommends lower MRLs for several active substances used in pesticides

EFSA has recommended lower Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs)[1] for several active substances used in pesticides which the European Commission considered could have possible safety...

Pesticides

27 November 2008

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