EFSA: Cumulative Risk Report

After analyzing pesticide residues and consumption data of three years (2014, 2015 and 2016), the overall conclusion for both assessments is that consumer risk from dietary cumulative exposure is, with varying degrees of certainty, below the threshold that triggers regulatory action defined by risk managers at the European Commission and in EU Member States.
 
Currently, the risks to consumers from the presence of pesticide residues in food are estimated substance by substance. However, the impact of pesticides on human health could be greater in combination than individually. Therefore, synergistic effects of pesticides should be considered for dietary risk assessment when the appropriate methodologies are available.
 
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