Pesticide residues in food: report 2025: Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues

Overview

This report presents the outcomes of the 2025 Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), including evaluations of pesticide residues in food, toxicological assessments and dietary exposure analyses conducted to support international food safety standards and Codex maximum residue levels. The publication documents the review of 38 pesticides, including new compounds and substances under periodic review, covering toxicology, metabolism, residue behaviour, analytical methods and dietary risk assessment. It provides recommendations for acceptable daily intakes, acute reference doses, maximum residue levels, supervised trials median residue values and highest residue estimates for plant and animal commodities.

The publication also addresses methodological and regulatory issues relevant to pesticide risk assessment, including dietary exposure methodologies, integration of new approach methodologies, updates to guidance documents, residue definitions, storage stability studies and transparency of dietary burden calculations. Chronic and acute dietary exposure assessments were performed using international dietary intake models to evaluate potential risks to consumers. Annexes include detailed intake estimates, livestock dietary burden calculations, lists of evaluated compounds and supporting technical information intended to assist Codex Alimentarius activities and national regulatory authorities in the assessment and management of pesticide residues in food.