Pesticide Registration Toolkit

Overview of criteria for human health risks

This section deals with registration criteria as they relate to human health risks.
It first summarises country/region specific legislative criteria relating to human health that must be met in deciding whether to register/not register a pesticide. It includes weblinks to the applicable legislation.

It also outlines the principles applied in determining whether:

  • the human health risks in relation to occupational risks are acceptable.
  • the human health risks in relation to dietary risks are acceptable.

Links to the applicable guidelines and manuals and information about the context for the criteria are provided.

Human health risks

Australia

Canada

China

EU

USA

Codex

General applicability

Legislation

Occupational risks

Dietary risks