EFSA Journal (Aug 2024)

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance 1‐methylcyclopropene

  • 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,
  • German Giner Santonja,
  • Varvara Gouliarmou,
  • Katrin Halling,
  • Laia Herrero Nogareda,
  • 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,
  • Galini Mavriou,
  • Andrea Mioč,
  • Ileana Miron,
  • Tunde Molnar,
  • Laura Padovani,
  • Vincenzo Padricello,
  • Martina Panzarea,
  • Juan Manuel Parra Morte,
  • Simone Rizzuto,
  • Anamarija Romac,
  • Agnès Rortais,
  • Miguel Santos,
  • Rositsa Serafimova,
  • Rachel Sharp,
  • Csaba Szentes,
  • Andrea Terron,
  • Anne Theobald,
  • Manuela Tiramani,
  • Giorgia Vianello,
  • Laura Villamar‐Bouza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8977
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 8
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 authority of the rapporteur Member State The Netherlands for the pesticide active substance 1‐methylcyclopropene 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 for an amendment in approval conditions. The current approval of 1‐methylcyclopropene includes the specific provision ‘Only uses as plant growth regulator for post‐harvest storage in sealable warehouse may be authorised’. The applicant AgroFresh Holding France SAS submitted, in accordance with Article 7 of Reg. (EC) 1107/2009, an application to remove this specific provision in order to allow member states to authorise the use of products containing 1‐methylcyclopropene on outdoor crops pre‐harvest. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative use(s) of 1‐methylcyclopropene as a plant growth regulator via spray application on pome fruit. 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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