News: Pesticides
In October 2024, several regulations were published in the Official Journal of the European Union amending Annex II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.
EFSA Journal 2021
Following a request, EFSA published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the MRLs for acetamiprid. The crops in question, with former and newly evaluated MRLs in mg/kg, are:
Following the begin of the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain from 27 March 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) updated several administrative and scientific guidance documents.