Pesticides residues

Pesticides are widely used in the production and storage of fruits, vegetables, cereals and animal products, and residues frequently occur in food.  

The overall aim of the research at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark within the area pesticides residues is to assess the occurrence of pesticide residues in food and to perform human dietary exposure calculations as well as assessment of hazard and risk to humans.

Our research covers the following areas:

• Pesticide residue methods and measuring of pesticide residues in food matrices
• Analytical methods including the use of cryogenic sample preparation and new specific detection systems
• Residue patterns that enhance the outcome of monitoring data through optimizing the design of sampling plans
• Processing factors that refine deterministic and probabilistic intake calculations and estimate the human exposure to pesticides in food
• Oral toxicity studies on effect of pesticide by measuring feeds and resides in tissues and fluids
• Developmental toxicity effects in experimental animals after mixed exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides
• Differences in the average residue concentration and the variability in residues between conventional and new spraying techniques for pesticides applied in the field
• Identification of critical steps for chemical contaminants along the chain, from harvest through storage and distribution to the consumer's table

The National Food Institute is EU Community Reference Laboratory for pesticides in cereals and feeding stuff

Collaboration

National
Det Jordbrugsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Aarhus Universitet
Fødevarestyrelsen
Miljøstyrelsen

International
Pesticide Laboratory, Bioforsk, Ås, Norge
Customs Laboratory, Finland
National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sverige
Almería Universiy, Spanien
CVUA, Stuttgart, Tyskland
CVUA, Freiburg, Tyskland
Pesticide Grooup, Central Science Laboratoty, York, UK
Rikilt University of Wageningen, Holland
Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil, Schweiz
Wageningen UR-Applied Plant Research, Holland
Wageningen UR-Plant Research International, Holland
Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Polen
European Food Safety Authority, EFSA
University of Turin, Italien