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Reasoned opinion of EFSA: Modification of the existing MRL for thiacloprid in strawberries

EFSA Journal 2010; 8(1):1498 [23 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1498
European Food Safety Authority Contact praper.mrl@efsa.europa.eu
Type: Reasoned Opinion On request from: European Commission Question number: EFSA-Q-2009-00872 Approved: 29 January 2010 Published: 02 February 2010 Affiliation: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy
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Summary

According to Article 6 of the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the Netherlands received an application from Bayer  cropScience B.V to modify the existing MRL for the active substance thiacloprid in strawberries. In order to accommodate for the intended use of thiacloprid in the Netherlands, it is proposed to raise the existing MRL in strawberries from 0.5 mg/kg to 1.0 mg/kg. The Netherlands drafted an evaluation report according to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 which was submitted to the European Commission and forwarded to EFSA on 27 October 2009.

EFSA derived the following conclusions based on the submitted evaluation report prepared by the Netherlands as well as the Draft Assessment Report (DAR) prepared by the United Kingdom under Directive 91/414/EEC.

Keywords

Thiacloprid, strawberry, MRL application, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, consumer risk assessment, cyanamide insecticide

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