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

• Main Authors: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Anastassiadou, Alba Brancato, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Aija Kazocina, Renata Leuschner, Jose Oriol Magrans, Ileana Miron, Stefanie Nave, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Alejandro Rojas, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alois Stanek, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Alessia Verani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: penflufen; MRL review; Regulation (EC) No 396/2005; consumer risk assessment; fungicide
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5840
• ISSN: 1831-4732

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 penflufen. To assess the occurrence of penflufen residues in plants, processed commodities, rotational crops and livestock, EFSA considered the conclusions derived in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011, 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. 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 the MRL proposal for potatoes derived by EFSA still requires further consideration by risk managers.