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EFSA: Chlorpyrifos-methyl MRLs, Review - International Nut & Dried Fruit Council

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos-methyl according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.Chlorpyrifos-methyl belongs to the group of organothiophosphate compounds which are used as insecticide or acaricide or nematicide. It is used in a wide range of crops against sucking and biting pests, including pests belonging to the Coleoptera, Diptera, Homoptera and Lepidoptera.Among others, the following recommendations were derived: replace the existing MRL in apricots and plums at 0.05* ppm by 0.5 ppm and in grapes at 0.2 ppm by 1 ppm. (* Indicates lower limit of determination).EFSA. Review of the existing maximum residue levels for chlorpyrifos-methyl according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2017;15(3):4734. 70 pp.

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