On January 28th, 2022, the European Food Safety Authority published the “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for tetraconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.
The scope of the safety assessment summarizes the following:
- To assess the occurrence of Tetraconazole residues in plants, processed commodities, rotational crops, and livestock;
- No modification of the existing EU MRL was proposed with the exception of the MRL for Kaki was recommended;
- The consumer risk assessment is considered indicative only;
- Indicative exposure assessments were performed for Triazole derivative metabolites (TDMs), and no risk to consumers was identified;
- Further investigation is required to ensure data is available to finalize the overall risk assessment for Triazole fungicides.
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