EFSA Journal (Aug 2023)

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

  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
  • Fernando Álvarez,
  • Maria Arena,
  • Domenica Auteri,
  • Sofia Batista Leite,
  • Marco Binaglia,
  • Anna Federica Castoldi,
  • Arianna Chiusolo,
  • Ana‐Andreea Cioca,
  • Angelo Colagiorgi,
  • Mathilde Colas,
  • Federica Crivellente,
  • Chloe De Lentdecker,
  • Isabella De Magistris,
  • Mark Egsmose,
  • Gabriella Fait,
  • Franco Ferilli,
  • 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,
  • Ileana Miron,
  • Tunde Molnar,
  • Laura Padovani,
  • Vincenzo Padricello,
  • Martina Panzarea,
  • Juan Manuel Parra Morte,
  • Simone Rizzuto,
  • Anamarija Romac,
  • Agnès Rortais,
  • 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.2023.8112
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, 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 authorities of the rapporteur Member State Greece and co‐rapporteur Member State Finland for the pesticide active substance urea and the considerations as regards the inclusion of the substance in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of urea as an attractant of fruit fly Bactrocera oleae on olive crops. 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 reported where identified.

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