Publications

@article{https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.e181113,

title = {Study of the different evaluation areas in the pesticide risk assessment process},

author = {Roberto Molteni and José-Luis Alonso-Prados},

url = {https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.e181113},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.e181113},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-01-01},

journal = {EFSA Journal},

volume = {18},

number = {S1},

pages = {e181113},

abstract = {Abstract Approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products in the EU is made based on a strict risk assessment of the agronomic use of the plant protection products. Regulation 1107/2009 regulates the procedure in the EU with complex procedures involving many actors. ‘The Farm to Fork strategy’ and ‘The Biodiversity for 2030 strategy’, that are the heart of the ‘European Green Deal’, aiming to make food systems fair, healthy, environmentally friendly and put Europe's biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030, for the benefit of people, climate and the planet. Therefore, ‘The Farm to Fork strategy’ and ‘The Biodiversity for 2030 strategy’ represents a challenge for the evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products in which the risk management will constitute a key element on the approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products. The aim of the work was to get knowledge of the large body of EU legislation and guidelines in the plant production products, identifying the most critical points of the pesticide evaluation in each of its areas, analysing the complexity and the interaction between these different areas. This study allowed to have a global and clearer vision of these procedures, with the focus on highlighting inconsistency and to propose speed up alternatives. Finally, this work will also facilitate not only the risk assessment but also the decision-making on the approval of active substances and the authorisation of plant protection products.},

keywords = {active substance, approval, authorisation, maximum residue level, pesticide, plant protection products, risk assessment},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.e16087,

title = {Assessment of occupational and dietary exposure to pesticide residues},

author = {M Markantonis and T Velde-Koerts and C Graven and JD Biesebeek and M Zeilmaker and AG Rietveld and BC Ossendorp},

url = {https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.e16087},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.e16087},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

journal = {EFSA Journal},

volume = {16},

number = {S1},

pages = {e16087},

abstract = {Abstract Plant protection products (PPPs) are pesticides containing at least one active substance that drives specific actions against pests (diseases). PPPs are regulated in the EU and cannot be placed on the market or used without prior authorisation. EFSA assesses the possible risks of the use of active substances to humans and environment. Member States decide whether or not to approve their use at EU level. Furthermore, Member States decide at national level on the authorisation of PPPs containing approved substances. In agriculture, exposure to PPPs and their residues during occupational tasks is estimated prior to product authorisation, using models fed with study-specific (e.g. absorption, dissipation) and default values. Exposure of workers to pesticide residues reduces with the pesticide's dissipation time during crop-related tasks. However, the current risk assessment gap is that no methodology is available to calculate the re-entry interval (REI) for workers, which specifies how long they should wear personal protective clothing during their first entry into pesticide-sprayed crops. Protective clothing (such as gloves) can reduce pesticide residue exposure to an acceptable level of worker safety. Within the European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU-FORA) assignment, a methodology was developed to calculate agricultural-use-specific and pesticide-specific REIs for which period workers should wear gloves. This was an assignment of the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Another important aspect of risk assessment to ensure consumer safety is dietary risk assessment. A critical evaluation of residue studies and metabolism of the pesticide in question in crops results in a residue definition for dietary risk assessment and for enforcement and monitoring to define maximum residue limits allowed legally on or in raw agricultural commodities when applying pesticides according to good agricultural practices. This work was assigned by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and contributes to the work of the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.},

keywords = {dermal absorption, dietary risk assessment, maximum residue level, plant protection products, re-entry interval, residue exposure},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}