Focussed assessment of certain existing MRLs of concern for Spinosad.

Authors :: Anastassiadou M
Bernasconi G
Brancato A
Carrasco Cabrera L
Ferreira 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
Scarlato AP
Theobald A
Vagenende B
Verani A
Source :: EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority [EFSA J] 2021 Feb 15; Vol. 19 (2), pp. e06404. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: In compliance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the EFSA received from the European Commission a mandate to provide its reasoned opinion on the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for spinosad which might lead to consumers intake concerns on the basis of a new toxicological reference value established during the peer review and of the data currently available to EFSA. In order to identify the MRLs of potential concern that require a more detailed assessment, EFSA screened the existing MRLs for spinosad considering the new toxicological reference values and an acute risk could not be excluded for six commodities. Fall-back MRLs for all six commodities were proposed on the basis of the data received under the present assessment.<br /> (© 2021 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.)