Exposure of consumers to multiple pesticide residues in food would not be harmful to their health, according to the first two pilot assessments by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published on Wednesday 29 April.
One focuses on chronic effects on the thyroid system and the other on acute effects on the nervous system.
“The overall conclusion for both assessments is that consumer risk from dietary cumulative exposure is, with varying degrees of certainty, below the threshold that...