EFSA Journal (Sep 2022)

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance benfluralin

  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
  • Fernando Alvarez,
  • Maria Arena,
  • Domenica Auteri,
  • Marco Binaglia,
  • Anna Federica Castoldi,
  • Arianna Chiusolo,
  • Angelo Colagiorgi,
  • Mathilde Colas,
  • Federica Crivellente,
  • Chloe De Lentdecker,
  • Mark Egsmose,
  • Gabriella Fait,
  • Franco Ferilli,
  • Varvara Gouliarmou,
  • Laia Herrero Nogareda,
  • Alessio Ippolito,
  • Frederique Istace,
  • Samira Jarrah,
  • Dimitra Kardassi,
  • Aude Kienzler,
  • Anna Lanzoni,
  • Roberto Lava,
  • Renata Leuschner,
  • Alberto Linguadoca,
  • Christopher Lythgo,
  • Oriol Magrans,
  • Iris Mangas,
  • Ileana Miron,
  • Tunde Molnar,
  • Laura Padovani,
  • Juan Manuel Parra Morte,
  • Simone Rizzuto,
  • Rositsa Serafimova,
  • Rachel Sharp,
  • Csaba Szentes,
  • Andrea Terron,
  • Anne Theobald,
  • Manuela Tiramani,
  • Laura Villamar‐Bouza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7556
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Norway, and co‐rapporteur Member State, the Netherlands, for the pesticide active substance benfluralin are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of benfluralin as a herbicide on chicory and lettuce and updated following the request from Commission to review the risk assessment as regards birds and mammals and aquatic organisms. The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.

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