Abstract: Risk assessment for pesticide residue in foods is confirmed to be useful for risk management, risk communication and consumer health. The regulations, types and softwares of risk assessment in EU, USA, Japan and other international organization were reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of each method were also discussed. Based on the current situation of risk assessment in China, some suggestions were proposed to strengthen the coordination among different regulatory agencies, the fundamental study of risk assessment was carried out, and the relevant database for risk assessment was established, which would provide a useful reference for China to carry out the risk assessment of pesticide residue in food．

Key words: risk assessment, exposure assessment, pesticide residue, food