Open AccessModification of the existing maximum residue levels for penthiopyrad in stone fruits and cereals
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.2016.4648
Subject(s) - european commission , member states , residue (chemistry) , consumer safety , food safety , food science , agricultural science , toxicology , business , chemistry , european union , biology , risk analysis (engineering) , biochemistry , economic policy
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation ( EC ) No 396/2005, the evaluating Member States ( EMS ), France and Bulgaria, sent an application to modify the existing maximum residue levels ( MRL ) for the active substance penthiopyrad in apricots, peaches, barley and oat. To accommodate for the intended uses of penthiopyrad, France and Bulgaria proposed to raise the existing MRL s from 0.2 to 0.3 mg/kg for barley and oat, and from 2 to 4 mg/kg for apricots and peaches. France and Bulgaria drafted the evaluation reports in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation ( EC ) No 396/2005, which were submitted to the European Commission and forwarded to EFSA . According to EFSA , the data are sufficient to derive the MRL proposals of 0.3 mg/kg for barley and oat, and 4 mg/kg for apricots and peaches. Adequate analytical enforcement methods are available. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concludes that the proposed use of penthiopyrad on apricots, peaches, barley and oat will not result in a consumer exposure exceeding the toxicological reference values and therefore is unlikely to pose a consumer health risk.