Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for dichlorprop‐P in cereal grains

Abstract

Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Nufarm Crop Products UK Ltd. submitted a request to the competent national authority in Italy to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the active substance dichlorprop‐P in barley, oat, rye and wheat grain. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for these cereal grains. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of dichlorprop‐P in the commodities under consideration at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg and in animal matrices at the validated LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg. Based on the risk assessment results, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that the short‐term and long‐term intake of residues resulting from the use of dichlorprop‐P‐2‐ethylhexyl (dichlorprop‐P 2‐EHE) according to the reported agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.

Keywords

• cereals
• consumer risk assessment
• dichlorprop‐P
• 2‐EHE
• MRL
• pesticide