In 2012, the US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) issued an updated version of the Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model-Food Commodity Intake Database (DEEM-FCID)/Calendex software and revised Standard Operating Procedures for Residential Pesticide Exposure Assessment (Residential SOPs). The DEEM-FCID/Calendex software has been updated to incorporate food consumption data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey/What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA) dietary survey for the years 2003-2008 and updated crop groups. OPP can use the DEEM-FCID model to estimate dietary intake of pesticides and the Calendex model to evaluate exposure to chemicals resulting from residues in food, drinking water, and/or residues in or around the residence. Additionally, OPP has collaborated with the University of Maryland/US FDA's Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) to share data files on food commodity consumption and several dietary-exposure related web applications tools developed by JIFSAN on the web (http://fcid.foodrisk.org). The 2012 Residential SOPs �are instructions for estimating exposure resulting from the most common non-occupational pesticide uses including lawn and garden care, foggers, and pet treatments� that provide �background, data analysis, and assessment characterization� for residential assessments. This presentation will provide an overview of: (1) updates to the DEEM-FCID/Calendex models, how OPP is using the models, and an introduction to the new features (eating occasions, etc.); (2) updates to crop groupings; (3) a brief introduction to the JIFSAN website and tools; and (4) updates to the Residential SOPs and how OPP is applying them in risk assessments.

Overview of updates to US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs dietary models and Residential SOPs

246th National Meeting (2013)

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