Overview of human health hazards posed by pesticides in plant products

Pesticides use, one of the hottest topics nowadays when it comes to human health, started to be a serious concern to consumers considering their known harmful effects. This paper provides a short overview on pesticides application and their corresponding maximum residue levels (MRLs) in plant products, risks associated to human health and steps in conducting a human health risk assessment. The procedure of assessing the MRLs is discussed and a methodology of assessing human health risks to pesticides is considered based on currently existing framework provided by USEPA. This analysis highlights the requisite of continuous monitoring programmes of pesticide residues in plant products, and deep knowledge of their toxic effects and assessment strategies necessary in human health risk estimation and mitigation.