Since February 1, 2018, the new pesticide residue absorption model "Model PRIMO EFSA Rev 3" has been in force.
This file gathers consumption data provided by the various Member States of the European Union and makes it possible to evaluate the dietary risks of pesticide residues, for instance, in the context of the establishment or revision of an MRL.
The model allows both acute and chronic consumer risk to be assessed.
This tool has recently been updated with editorial changes and corrections to the input values used to calculate exposure assessments.
The following changes have been made:
- A new spreadsheet has been added to convert MRLs derived from the European Commission database into a format compatible with the EFSA PRIMo.
- Correction of a number of data relating to the consumption of a large part of the consumption (PL) reported by a