Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2021, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 645-648.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2021.07.11

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Formulation and Research of Guidelines for Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Traditional Chinese Medicine

WANG Ying1, ZHANG Lei2, ZUO Tiantian1, SHEN Mingrui3, JIN Hongyu1#, MA Shuangcheng1,*   

  1. 1National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China;
    2China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing 100022, China;
    3Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission, Beijing 100061, China
  • Received:2021-02-26 Online:2021-07-15 Published:2021-07-23

Abstract: Objective To provide route and reference for the research of pesticide risk assessment in TCM. Methods The risk assessment procedure of pesticide residues in TCM includes four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk description. The common methods of pesticide risk assessment were summarized, and the research route and the selection of important parameters of pesticide risk assessment methods in TCM were discussed in this paper. Results The risk assessment system of pesticide residues in accordance with the use characteristics of TCM was gradually established, and the guiding principles of risk assessment were formed. Conclusion The risk assessment of pesticide residues in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is of great significance for the formulation of pesticide residue standards and safety supervision.

Key words: risk assessment, traditional Chinese medicine, pesticide residues, guidelines, cumulative assessment, deterministic approach

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