Lethal, sublethal, and combined effects of pesticides on bees: A meta-analysis and new risk assessment tools

S Tosi, C Sfeir, E Carnesecchi, MP Chauzat - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple stressors threaten bee health, a major one being pesticides. Bees are
simultaneously exposed to multiple pesticides that can cause both lethal and sublethal …

The regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals to minimize their impact on health

C Duh-Leong, MV Maffini, CD Kassotis… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances generated by human industrial
activities that are detrimental to human health through their effects on the endocrine system …

Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - EFSA …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS s) in food. Based …

Re‐evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in foodstuffs

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials … - EFSA …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In 2015, EFSA established a temporary tolerable daily intake (t‐TDI) for BPA of 4 μg/kg body
weight (bw) per day. In 2016, the European Commission mandated EFSA to re‐evaluate the …

Guidance on technical requirements for regulated food and feed product applications to establish the presence of small particles including nanoparticles

EFSA Scientific Committee, S More, V Bampidis… - EFSA …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Following a mandate from the European Commission, EFSA has developed a Guidance on
Technical Requirements (Guidance on Particle‐TR), defining the criteria for assessing the …

Guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials to be applied in the food and feed chain: Human and animal health

EFSA Scientific Committee, S More, V Bampidis… - Efsa …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The EFSA has updated the Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience
and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain, human and animal health. It covers the …

Guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials to be applied in the food and feed chain: human and animal health

EFSA Scientific Committee - EFSA Journal, 2021 - orbit.dtu.dk
The EFSA has updated the Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience
and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain, human and animal health. It covers the …

Pesticide use negatively affects bumble bees across European landscapes

CC Nicholson, J Knapp, T Kiljanek, M Albrecht… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Sustainable agriculture requires balancing crop yields with the effects of pesticides on non-
target organisms, such as bees and other crop pollinators. Field studies demonstrated that …

[HTML][HTML] Statement on advancing the assessment of chemical mixtures and their risks for human health and the environment

E Drakvik, R Altenburger, Y Aoki, T Backhaus… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
The number of anthropogenic chemicals, manufactured, by-products, metabolites and
abiotically formed transformation products, counts to hundreds of thousands, at present …

[HTML][HTML] Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe–Legacy of the past and turning point for the future

V Geissen, V Silva, EH Lwanga, N Beriot… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering that pesticides have been used in Europe for over 70 years, a system for
monitoring pesticide residues in EU soils and their effects on soil health is long overdue. In …