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Summary of Amendments to Maximum Residue Levels for Napropamide, Pyridaben, and Tebufenpyrad
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2609 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, adjusting the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the pesticides napropamide, pyridaben, and tebufenpyrad in or on certain products.
Napropamide
- Citrus fruits, strawberries, and cane fruits: Existing MRLs are maintained. Footnotes requiring additional information are deleted following the submission of missing storage stability data.
- Blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, rose hips, and elderberries: MRLs are lowered to the limit of determination (LOD) due to the absence of submitted crop metabolism data. Footnotes are deleted.
- Herbs and edible flowers: In the absence of submitted residue trials, MRLs are set at the product-specific LOD. Footnotes are deleted.
- Herbal infusions (flowers, leaves, herbs, roots) and fruit spices: MRLs are maintained at the LOD despite the missing analytical methods for difficult matrices. Footnotes are deleted.
Pyridaben
- Pome fruits (apples, pears, quinces, medlars, loquats/Japanese medlars): New residue data supports lower MRLs for the entire group. Footnotes are deleted.
- Apricots, peaches, and beans with pods: Due to the absence of new residue trials, MRLs are lowered to the LOD. Footnotes are deleted.
- Animal products (bovine, sheep, goat, equine muscle, fat, liver, kidney, and milk): Missing information was submitted. MRLs for milk are maintained at the LOD, and LODs for meat products are lowered to 0.01 mg/kg. Footnotes are deleted.
Tebufenpyrad
- Apricots, peaches, blackberries, and dewberries: Submission of missing residue trials allows for the adjustment of MRLs. Footnotes are deleted.
- Beans with pods and hops: In the absence of new data, MRLs are lowered to the product-specific LOD. Footnotes are deleted.
- Animal products (except honey and apiculture products): Missing information was provided, so existing MRLs are maintained. Footnotes are deleted.
- Honey and apiculture products: Without new analytical methods, MRLs are maintained at the LOD. Footnotes are deleted.
- Table grapes: MRLs are lowered based on safer Good Agricultural Practices to prevent exceeding the acute reference dose.
Additional Adjustments
- European Union reference laboratories have noted that technical developments allow for setting lower LODs for certain products.
- The regulation applies from 28 April 2025.
- Products placed on the market before this date are exempt from the new MRLs, except for tebufenpyrad in or on table grapes.
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