Dinotefuran is not an approved active substance in Great Britain (GB). An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new MRLs for various commodities. Following assessment, new MRLs have been introduced to set Import Tolerances.
The Evaluation Report and draft Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRLs is available at the following link: The review of the MRLs and the evaluation of new MRLs for dinotefuran in or on various commodities.docx This contains full details of HSE's assessment.
The residue levels arising in food and feed from the MRLs for tomatoes, aubergines/ eggplants, okra/ lady's fingers, gherkins, courgettes, other cucurbits with edible peel and tea result in UK consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected
The MRL (0.3 mg/kg) for tomatoes will apply to all varieties listed in Part 1 of the GB MRL Statutory Register, except gojiberries/wolfberries, for which a specific MRL of 0.6 mg/kg is proposed to be adopted.
For peaches (the GB MRL also applies to nectarine), grapes and celeries following a review of all the available evidence, the UK's appropriate level of protection has not been met for the current GB MRLs and it is proposed to lower the MRLs to 0.01* mg/kg.
For a number of commodities, no specific MRLs have been established in the GB MRL Statutory Register. Therefore, the default LOQ MRL of 0.01* mg/kg currently applies. Specific MRLs at 0.01*mg/kg – 0.05* mg/kg are proposed to be included in the GB MRL Statutory Register for these commodities. Details of these can be found in the notified document.
This measure retains the previous MRLs for all other commodities.
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