Proposed prospective scenarios for cumulative risk assessment of pesticide residues

To ensure a high level of consumer protection, Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 stipulates that decisions on applications concerning the setting, modifying and deletion of maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides shall take into account the cumulative effects, when the methods to assess such effects are available. This report investigates the feasibility of a tiered approach for prospective cumulative risk assessment (CRA).

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