Modification of the existing maximum residue level for cycloxydim in strawberries

• Main Authors: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Alba Brancato, Daniela Brocca, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Chloe De Lentdecker, Zoltan Erdos, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Renata Leuschner, Alfonso Lostia, Christopher Lythgo, Paula Medina, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Christina Riemenschneider, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Juergen Sturma, Jose Tarazona, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Laura Villamar‐Bouza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018-08-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: cycloxydim; strawberries; pesticide; MRL; consumer risk assessment
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5404

Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Landwirtschaftliches Technologiezentrum Augustenberg submitted a request to the competent national authority in Germany, to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance cycloxydim in strawberries. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive an MRL proposal for strawberries. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of cycloxydim on the commodity under consideration at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.05 mg/kg. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the short‐term and long‐term intake of residues resulting from the use of cycloxydim according to the reported agricultural practice is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.