Pre-Workshop Courses

Dietary exposure assessment of pesticide residues at EFSA

Methodologies used for dietary exposure assessment of pesticide residues are different depending on the scope and context of the assessment. Participants will acquire a better understanding of the different methods used by EFSA, their interconnection and the use of available web-tools.

Highlights

EFSA’s overarching strategy for dietary exposure assessment of pesticide residues
Underlying data on food consumption and occurrence of residues
Pesticide Residue Intake Model (PRIMo) for prospective exposure assessment
Probabilistic methods for retrospective and cumulative exposure assessment

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AQC in Pesticide Residue Analysis: Key points in the SANTE Guidelines

This course is based on the SANTE/11312/2021 v2026 Guidelines for Analytical Quality Control (AQC) and Method Validation Procedures for Pesticide Residues Analysis in Food and Feed. Participants will acquire a thorough understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements necessary for generating reliable results in the context of official control, focusing on accuracy, precision, and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

Highlights:

Pesticide Standards and Calibration Solutions.
Initial and on-going Method Validation.
Calibration for quantification.
Reporting Results, Correction for Method Bias, Uncertainty