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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/sm_col_3_1x1/public/2021-03/pesticides.jpg.webp?h=827069f2&itok=eR8B_kqh 2x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)" type="image/webp" width="201" height="201"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/sm_col_3_1x1/public/2021-03/pesticides.jpg.webp?h=827069f2&itok=pwlPt5VO" alt="" /> </picture></div></div><div><div class="field-paragraphs topic__field-paragraphs"><div class="piwikTrackContent field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><p>The term “pesticides” is commonly used as a synonym for plant protection products. However, pesticides is a broader term that also covers products such as biocides, which are intended for non-plant uses to control pests and disease carriers such as insects, rats and mice and do not fall within the remit of EFSA.</p><p>Plant protection products are pesticides that are mainly used to keep crops healthy and prevent them from being destroyed by disease and infestation. They include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, plant growth regulators and repellents.</p><p>Plant protection products contain at least one active substance. These substances can be chemicals or micro-organisms, including viruses, that enable the product to perform its action. A major part of EFSA’s <a tabindex="0" role="button" class="d-inline border-0 px-0 py-0 glossary text-dark btn btn-link popover" aria-label="Click to see definition of risk assessment" type="button" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="risk assessment" data-bs-trigger="manual" data-bs-placement="top"> risk assessment </a><span class="d-none position-absolute popover-content-wrapper">A specialised field of applied science that involves reviewing scientific data and studies in order to evaluate risks associated with certain hazards. It involves four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterisation, exposure assessment and risk characterisation</span> work in the area of plant protection products focuses on these active substances.</p></div></div><div class="piwikTrackContent field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="media media--default remote-video--default"><div class="field-media-oembed-video remote-video__field-media-oembed-video"><div data-service="YouTube" class="cookie-shield"><div class="cookie-shield__fallback-container"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/TpcurYktzuzxdY7sI2NvhXcH6lmNNs0BZzlm_0FbnYM.jpg" alt="" class="img-fluid" /><div class="cookie-shield__overlay"><div class="cookie-shield__container"><div class="cookie-shield__actions text-center"><div class="cookie-shield__message">This content is hosted by a third party. By showing the external content you accept the <a target="_blank" class="no-icon" href="/cats-d8c4vu/www.youtube.com/t/terms">terms and conditions<svg class="ms-2 ms-2-5 bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/efsa_theme/resources/images/links_icons/efsa-icons-sprite.svg?agc=2#external-clean"/></svg></a> of YouTube.</div><button class="btn-load-once me-1 btn btn-light btn-md" type="button" >Load once<svg class="ms-1 ms-2-5 bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/efsa_theme/resources/images/links_icons/efsa-icons-sprite.svg?agc=2#chevron-right"/></svg></button><button class="btn-load-always ms-1 btn btn-light btn-md" type="button" >Don't ask again<svg class="ms-1 ms-2-5 bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/efsa_theme/resources/images/links_icons/efsa-icons-sprite.svg?agc=2#floppy-disk"/></svg></button></div></div><template><div><div class="ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="/cats-d8c4vu/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005R0396">Regulation (EC) No 396/2005</a>. This regulation also contains provisions on official controls of pesticides residues in food of plant and animal origin that may arise from their use in plant protection.</p></div></div><div class="piwikTrackContent field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><h2 id="latest" class="inpage-nav-label piwikContentPiece" data-content-name="Latest">Latest</h2><p>On 30 September, EFSA published a <a href="/cats-d8c4vu/www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ed-report-overview-endocrine-disrupting-assessment-pesticide-active-substances.xlsx">report</a>, which is regularly updated and published on this website.</p><p>Furthermore, EFSA provides scientific assistance for the evaluation of applications concerning “basic substances”. Basic substances are, broadly speaking, active substances that are not predominantly used as plant protection products but which may be of value for plant protection. Criteria for their approval are laid down in the framework Regulation.</p><p>Finally, EFSA gives its scientific view on confirmatory data. An approval may be made subject to the submission of further confirmatory information, where new requirements have been established during the evaluation or as a result of new scientific and technical knowledge.</p><p>The outcome of the peer review and/or other consultation processes is presented in EFSA’s <a href="/publications?f%5B0%5D=im_field_subject%3A62081&f%5B1%5D=sm_field_so_type%3Aconclusion_on_pesticides&f%5B2%5D=sm_field_so_type%3Atechnical_report_post_11">conclusions and technical reports</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="/cats-d8c4vu/efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/18314732">EFSA Journal</a>.</p><h3>Article 12 review: Instructions and templates</h3><h4>Work instructions</h4><p><a class="no-icon" href="/sites/default/files/topic/01_Work%20instructions%20MRL%20review%20Article%2012.pdf" title="Work instructions">Work instructions</a></p><h4>STEP 2: GAPs collection</h4><p><a class="no-icon" href="/sites/default/files/topic/02_yyyymmdd_GAP_form_%5BMS%5D_%5Bactive_substance%5D.xlsm">Template for GAPs reporting form</a></p><h4>STEP 3: identification of cGAP</h4><p><a class="no-icon" href="/sites/default/files/topic/03_yyyymmdd_GAP_overview_%5Bactive_substance%5D.xls">Template of the GAP overview file</a></p><p><a href="/cats-d8c4vu/food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticides_en">Annual EU-wide pesticide residue monitoring reports</a> were published by the European Commission. </li></ul><p class="footnote"><a href="#_ftnref1" id="_ftn1">[1]</a>:<em></em>In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023, OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p.87) in conjunction with section 24 of Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this report, references to Member States include the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland. </p></div></div><div class="piwikTrackContent field__item"><h2 id="faq" class="inpage-nav-label piwikContentPiece" data-content-name="FAQ">FAQ</h2><div class="accordion" id="accordion-bcl-accordion" ><div class="accordion-items-wrapper"><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-1" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-1" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-1" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >1. What are pesticide residues?</span></button></span><div id="collapse-bcl-accordion-1" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion-1" role="region" ><div class="accordion-body"><p>Pesticide residues are the measurable amounts of active substances – chemicals used to protect plants against disease and pests – and the related metabolites or degradation products that can be found on harvested crops or in foods of animal origin.</p></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-2" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-2" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-2" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >2. 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The most recent dashboards can be explored <a href="/en/data-report/pesticide-residues-dashboards" title="Pesticide residues dashboards" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a649f327-6bed-45b6-b21a-ba6949985598" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><u>here</u></a>.</p></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-3" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-3" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-3" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >3. When is a pesticide residue considered non-compliant?</span></button></span><div id="collapse-bcl-accordion-3" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion-3" role="region" ><div class="accordion-body"><p>An exceedance of the maximum residue limit (MRL) does not necessarily mean it’s non-compliant. The measurement <a tabindex="0" role="button" class="d-inline border-0 px-0 py-0 glossary text-dark btn btn-link popover" aria-label="Click to see definition of uncertainty" type="button" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="uncertainty" data-bs-trigger="manual" data-bs-placement="top"> uncertainty </a><span class="d-none position-absolute popover-content-wrapper">Scientific concept used in risk assessment to describe all types of limitations in available knowledge at the time an assessment is conducted, with the agreed resources, that affect the probability of possible outcomes to the assessment</span> is taken into account and applied. <br>A non-compliant residue sample triggers regulatory action, which may include product recalls and the application of penalties such as fines.</p></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-4" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-4" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-4" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >4. Are European consumers at risk from pesticide residues?</span></button></span><div id="collapse-bcl-accordion-4" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion-4" role="region" ><div class="accordion-body"><p>As part of its report, EFSA’s scientists perform an acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) dietary risk assessment by combining the <a tabindex="0" role="button" class="d-inline border-0 px-0 py-0 glossary text-dark btn btn-link popover" aria-label="Click to see definition of occurrence" type="button" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="occurrence" data-bs-trigger="manual" data-bs-placement="top"> occurrence </a><span class="d-none position-absolute popover-content-wrapper">The fact or frequency of something (e.g. a disease or deficiency in a population) happening</span> data with food consumption information provided by Member States. <br>Based on its assessment and latest reports, EFSA concludes that there is a low risk to consumer health from the estimated exposure to pesticide residues in the foods tested.</p></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-5" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-5" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-5" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >5. Is food with multiple pesticide residues compliant?</span></button></span><div id="collapse-bcl-accordion-5" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion-5" role="region" ><div class="accordion-body"><p>The presence of multiple residues does not signify non-compliance with <a tabindex="0" role="button" class="d-inline border-0 px-0 py-0 glossary text-dark btn btn-link popover" aria-label="Click to see definition of MRL" type="button" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-html="true" data-bs-title="MRL" data-bs-trigger="manual" data-bs-placement="top"> MRL </a><span class="d-none position-absolute popover-content-wrapper">The maximum amount of a pesticide residue allowed in foods or animal feeds, expressed as milligrams per kilogram</span> legislation as long as individual pesticides do not exceed the legal limits. However, products with multiple residues should be assessed carefully by the national authorities (for example, to consider whether combinations of pesticides are being used deliberately to circumvent MRL limits on single substances).</p></div></div><div class="accordion-item"><span class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion-6" ><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion-6" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion-6" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span><span >6. Where does the pesticide residue data come from?</span></button></span><div id="collapse-bcl-accordion-6" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion-6" role="region" ><div class="accordion-body"><p>EFSA’s annual report contains two data sets:</p><p>Under the EU-coordinated programme, different groups of food products are analysed in a three-year cycle. The samples are taken randomly to get statistically representative results for the food consumed by European citizens.<br>Under the national control programmes, EU Member States focus on products considered most at risk of containing residues that exceed legal limits.<br>Also, twice a year, the European Commission and EU Member States review the non-compliance rate of food products from import controls, deciding on a given frequency of checks for a certain country of origin</p></div></div><div class="piwikTrackContent field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--banner paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="layout layout--efsa-full"><div ><div class="bg-lighter text-center bcl-banner shade hero"><div class="bcl-banner__image" style="background-image: url(''); background-image: -webkit-image-set(url('/cats-d8c4vu/www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/lg_full_width_carousel/public/2023-04/pesticides-banner_1.png.webp?h=c7838f28&itok=q1QAO8Bo')') 1x, 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