Focussed review of the existing maximum residue levels for lambda-cyhalothrin in light of the unspecific residue definition and the existing good agricultural practices for the substance gamma-cyhalothrin

Published on: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0200

In compliance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received from the European Commission a mandate to provide its reasoned opinion on the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for lambda-cyhalothrin which might lead to consumers intake concerns on the basis of the new toxicological reference values for gamma-cyhalothrin and of the data currently available to EFSA for lambda-cyhalothrin. In order to identify the MRLs of potential concern that require a more detailed assessment, EFSA performed a conservative risk assessment screening taking into account the crops for which MRLs were proposed in the framework of the Article 12 and the Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 reflecting the use of lambda-cyhalothrin and the new toxicological reference values for gamma-cyhalothrin.

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Focussed review of the existing maximum residue levels for lambda-cyhalothrin in light of the unspecific residue definition and the existing good agricultural practices for the substance gamma-cyhalothrin