Review of the existing maximum residue levels for tau‐fluvalinate according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

• 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, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Juergen Sturma, Jose Tarazona, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Laura Villamar‐Bouza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018-11-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: tau‐fluvalinate; MRL review; Regulation (EC) No 396/2005; consumer risk assessment; pyrethroid; insecticide
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5475

Abstract According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA has reviewed the maximum residue levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance tau‐fluvalinate. To assess the occurrence of tau‐fluvalinate residues in plants, processed commodities, rotational crops and livestock, EFSA considered the conclusions derived in the framework of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 as well as the European authorisations reported by Member States (including the supporting residues data). Based on the assessment of the available data, MRL proposals were derived and a consumer risk assessment was carried out. An MRL application for modification of MRLs in products of animal origin was also considered in this review. Although no apparent risk to consumers was identified, some information required by the regulatory framework was missing. Hence, the consumer risk assessment is considered indicative only and some MRL proposals derived by EFSA still require further consideration by risk managers.