Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance <em>Bacillus firmus</em> I-1582

• Main Author: European Food Safety Authority
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012-10-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: Bacillus firmus I-1582; peer review; risk assessment; pesticide; nematicide
• Online Access: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2868.pdf

<p>The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State France, for the pesticide active substance <em>Bacillus firmus</em> I-1582 are reported.  The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of <em>Bacillus firmus</em> I-1582 as a nematicide on carrots (field and glasshouse) and cucumber (glasshouse). The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented.  Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.</p>