Open AccessModification of the existing maximum residue level for diflufenican in olives for oil production
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4585
Subject(s) - european commission , business , agricultural science , member states , residue (chemistry) , agriculture , european union , environmental science , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , ecology , economic policy
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation ( EC ) No 396/2005, the evaluating Member State ( EMS ), Spain, received an application from ADAMA Agriculture España, S.A. to modify the existing maximum residue level ( MRL ) for the active substance diflufenican in olives for oil production. To accommodate for the intended use of diflufenican, Spain proposed to raise the existing MRL value from 0.2 to 0.6 mg/kg. Spain drafted an evaluation report in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation ( EC ) No 396/2005, which was submitted to the European Commission and forwarded to EFSA . According to EFSA , the data are sufficient to derive a MRL proposal of 0.6 mg/kg for the proposed use on olives for oil production. Adequate analytical enforcement methods are available to control the residues of diflufenican in olives. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concludes that the proposed use of diflufenican on olives for oil production will not result in a consumer exposure exceeding the toxicological reference value and therefore is unlikely to pose a consumer health risk.