EFSA Journal (Jul 2025)

Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metalaxyl‐M (amendment of approval conditions)

  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
  • Fernando Álvarez,
  • Maria Arena,
  • Domenica Auteri,
  • Sofia Batista Leite,
  • Marco Binaglia,
  • Anna Federica Castoldi,
  • Arianna Chiusolo,
  • Angelo Colagiorgi,
  • Mathilde Colas,
  • Federica Crivellente,
  • Chloe De Lentdecker,
  • Isabella De Magistris,
  • Mark Egsmose,
  • Gabriella Fait,
  • Franco Ferilli,
  • Monica Fittipaldi Broussard,
  • German Giner Santonja,
  • Varvara Gouliarmou,
  • Katrin Halling,
  • Alessio Ippolito,
  • Frederique Istace,
  • Samira Jarrah,
  • Dimitra Kardassi,
  • Aude Kienzler,
  • Anna Lanzoni,
  • Roberto Lava,
  • Renata Leuschner,
  • Alberto Linguadoca,
  • Jochem Louisse,
  • Christopher Lythgo,
  • Oriol Magrans,
  • Iris Mangas,
  • Andrea Mioč,
  • Ileana Miron,
  • Tunde Molnar,
  • Laura Padovani,
  • Vincenzo Padricello,
  • Martina Panzarea,
  • Juan Manuel Parra Morte,
  • Simone Rizzuto,
  • Miguel Santos,
  • Rositsa Serafimova,
  • Rachel Sharp,
  • Csaba Szentes,
  • Anne Theobald,
  • Manuela Tiramani,
  • Giorgia Vianello,
  • Laura Villamar‐Bouza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9573
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Belgium, and co‐rapporteur Member State, Greece, for the pesticide active substance metalaxyl‐M are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses for the amendment to the conditions of approval of metalaxyl‐M as a fungicide seed treatment for sunflower and spinach seeds intended to be sown in field and on the basis of data submitted to update the specified level of an impurity in the technical active substance. This assessment was updated following a request from the Commission to integrate the risk assessment for birds and mammals with the application of refined good agricultural practices (GAPs). The reliable endpoints, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are reported where identified.

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