Scientific statement on the maximum residue levels for potassium phosphonates

The European Commission mandated EFSA to issue a scientific statement, in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, providing an overview of the maximum residue levels for potassium phosphonates in different products. This statement should be based on the maximum residue levels recently proposed by EFSA in several Reasoned Opinions published between June 2021 and January 2022 and the maximum residue levels supported in preparation of an EU position at the 52nd Codex Committee on Pesticides Residues. EFSA prepared a scientific statement containing a summary of the maximum residue levels proposed, including a reference to the scientific output on which the recommendation for each product is based and a justification for the selected values when different ones were proposed by the different outputs. An updated consumer risk assessment, based on the consolidated list of MRLs for the enforcement of phosphonic acid residues, was calculated. No risk for consumers was identified.