The recently released Farm to Fork Strategy of the European Union sets, for the first time,
pesticide reduction goals at the EU level: 50% reduction in overall use and risk of chemical …

Intensive and widespread use of pesticides raises serious environmental and human health
concerns. The presence and levels of 209 pesticide residues (active substances and …

Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a crucial approach for exposure assessment, as emphasised
in the European Commission's Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS). HBM can help to …

The widespread and excessive use of pesticides in modern agricultural practices has
caused pesticide contamination of the environment, animals, and humans, with confirmed …

Freshwater ecosystems face a particularly high risk of biodiversity loss compared to marine
and terrestrial systems. The use of pesticides in agricultural fields is recognized as a …

Extensive use of plant protection products (PPP) in the last decades contributes to negative
impacts on ecosystems, animals and humans. For the strategies of PPP reduction and …

EFSA's aim by 2030, is that the Agency and its partners will be equipped for the routine
implementation of human health risk assessment to multiple chemicals, across EFSA's …

During the growing season of 2021, 201 soil samples from conventionally and organically
managed fields from 10 European countries and 8 cropping systems were taken, and 192 …

Background Africa is experiencing a significant surge in the use of pesticides on farms.
Though the use of pesticide products on farms is increasing rapidly, the ability to monitor …

The widespread and extensive use of pesticides in European crop production to reduce
losses from weeds, diseases, and insects may have serious consequences on the …