Setting of import tolerances for abamectin in various crops.

Authors :: Anastassiadou M
Bernasconi G
Brancato A
Carrasco Cabrera L
Greco L
Jarrah S
Kazocina A
Leuschner R
Magrans JO
Miron I
Nave S
Pedersen R
Reich H
Rojas A
Sacchi A
Santos M
Stanek A
Theobald A
Vagenende B
Verani A
Source :: EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority [EFSA J] 2020 Jul 10; Vol. 18 (7), pp. e06173. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 10 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in the Netherlands to set an import tolerance for the active substance abamectin in various commodities imported from the United States of America. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for tree nuts, peaches, avocados, lettuces and salad plants, spinaches and similar leaves, Florence fennels and cotton seed. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of abamectin on the commodities under consideration. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the short-term and long-term intake of residues resulting from the use of abamectin according to the reported agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.<br /> (© 2020 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.)