Modification of the existing maximum residue level for flonicamid in honey

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant ISK Biosciences Europe N.V. submitted a request to the competent national authority in Finland to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance flonicamid in honey. The data submitted in support of...

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Published in:EFSA journal 2024-10, Vol.22 (10), p.e9007-n/a
Main Authors: Bellisai, Giulia, Bernasconi, Giovanni, Carrasco Cabrera, Luis, Castellan, Irene, Aguila, Monica, Ferreira, Lucien, Greco, Luna, Jarrah, Samira, Leuschner, Renata, Mioč, Andrea, Nave, Stefanie, Reich, Hermine, Ruocco, Silvia, Scarlato, Alessia Pia, Szot, Marta, Taglianini, Elena, Theobald, Anne, Tiramani, Manuela, Verani, Alessia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
consumer risk assessment
Consumers
Data analysis
Enforcement
flonicamid
Food safety
Honey
Insecticides
Investigations
Metabolism
Metabolites
MRL
Peer review
pesticide
Pesticides
Plant protection
Reasoned Opinion
Residues
Risk assessment
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Summary:In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant ISK Biosciences Europe N.V. submitted a request to the competent national authority in Finland to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for the active substance flonicamid in honey. The data submitted in support of the request were not found appropriate to derive an MRL proposal for honey. The assessment was complemented by an analysis of the monitoring data available from the EU monitoring programmes (conducted during 2009–2023). The results from the monitoring data analysis suggest that the current MRL is still sufficient to account for the residue uptake in honey resulting from plant protection products uses of flonicamid on melliferious crops. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of flonicamid in honey according to the residue definition as the sum of flonicamid, TFNA and TFNG, expressed as flonicamid at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg for each compound. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the short‐term and long‐term intake of residues in honey at a level of 0.05 mg/kg according to the monitoring data is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.
ISSN:1831-4732
1831-4732
DOI:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9007