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Title

Setting of import tolerances for hexythiazox in blackberries and raspberries.

Authors

Bellisai, Giulia; Bernasconi, Giovanni; Carrasco Cabrera, Luis; Castellan, Irene; del Aguila, Monica; Ferreira, Lucien; Greco, Luna; Jarrah, Samira; Leuschner, Renata; Mioč, Andrea; Nave, Stefanie; Reich, Hermine; Ruocco, Silvia; Scarlato, Alessia Pia; Szot, Marta; Theobald, Anne; Tiramani, Manuela; Verani, Alessia; Zioga, Elena

Abstract

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Gowan Crop Protection Limited submitted a request to the competent national authority in Finland to set an import tolerance for the active substance hexythiazox in blackberries and raspberries. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive maximum residue level (MRL) proposals of 3 mg/kg for raspberries and blackberries. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of hexythiazox in the plant matrices under consideration at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the intake of residues resulting from the use of hexythiazox according to the reported agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.

Subjects

AGRICULTURE; RASPBERRIES; PLANT residues; PLANT protection; BLACKBERRIES

Publication

EFSA Journal, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 12, p1

ISSN

1831-4732

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9117