Reasoned opinion on the potential chronic and acute risk to consumers health arising from proposed temporary EU MRLs

EFSA Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

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Author keywords

consumer risk assessment; Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs); pesticides; Regulation (EC) 396 2005; temporary MRLs

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EID: 85062020739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.32r     Document Type: Note

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