Modification of the existing maximum residue level for fluopyram in broccoli

• Main Authors: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Anastassiadou, Alba Brancato, Daniela Brocca, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Aija Kazocina, Renata Leuschner, Alfonso Lostia, Jose Oriol Magrans, Paula Medina, Ileana Miron, Ragnor Pedersen, Marianna Raczyk, Hermine Reich, Silvia Ruocco, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Jose Tarazona, Anne Theobald, Alessia Verani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: fluopyram; broccoli; pesticide; MRL; consumer risk assessment
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5624

Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Bayer Hellas AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in Greece to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance fluopyram in broccoli. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for broccoli. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of fluopyram on the commodity under consideration at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 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 fluopyram according to the reported agricultural practice for broccoli will not result in consumer exposure exceeding the toxicological reference values and therefore are unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.