What are the risks to me if I eat food with residues higher than the MRL?
Dietary intake estimates assume a worst-case, all-of-life consumption of foods with residues occurring at the MRL level. Consuming a food with residues above the MRL should not be a health hazard, because it is not an all-of-life exposure but a single event. It should also be remembered that most of our food does not contain any detectable residues.
