Maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene
- Food safety
- Pesticide MRLs
- Pesticides
Summary
The European Commission has amended the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on potatoes and animal products.
EU amends MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on potatoes and animal products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2640 of 9 October 2024 amending and correcting Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, difluoroacetic acid (DFA), fluopyram and flupyradifurone in or on certain products
Update
The European Commission has amended the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on potatoes and animal products.
Impacted Products
potatoes, fat from pigs, muscle from cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and other farmed animals, fat from cattle, horses, and other farmed animals, liver, kidney and edible offals from cattle, horses, and other farmed animals, liver and edible offals from sheep and goats, muscle from poultry, fat, kidney, and edible offals from poultry, liver from poultry, milk, bird eggs
What is changing?
The EU has amended the MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene as summarised in Table 1.
Why?
An application was submitted to modify the existing MRL for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on potato. EFSA (2023) evaluated the application and concluded that there is no consumer health risk for potato, so the requested MRL is adopted.
The evaluation report also assessed the livestock dietary burden taking into account the use of feed produced from potatoes; it proposed lowering some of the existing MRLs in products of animal origin from mammals, and raising the MRLs in ‘commodities from poultry’ and ‘bird eggs’.
Timeline
The new MRLs apply from 30 April 2025.
For products placed on the EU market before this Regulation enters into force, the previous MRLs will continue to apply.
Recommended Actions
The Commission has reduced the MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene in animal products. Suppliers of these products should check whether feed practices need to be adjusted to meet the new MRLs.
Background
MRLs are set in accordance with the rules set out in Regulation 396/2005. For information on current MRLs for other substances, please consult the EU Pesticide Residues database.
Resources
EFSA (2023) Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for 1,4‐dimethylnaphthalene in potatoes. EFSA Journal, 21(8): 8190.
Sources
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2640 as regards maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, difluoroacetic acid (DFA), fluopyram and flupyradifurone in or on certain products
Tables & Figures
Source: based on Regulation (EU) 2024/2640
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EU amends MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene on potatoes and animal products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2640 as regards maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, difluoroacetic acid (DFA), fluopyram and flupyradifurone in or on certain products
What is changing and why?
The EU has amended the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene as summarised in Table 1.
These changes reflect recent reviews of this substance by the European Food Safety Authority.
Actions
The MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene has been lowered in animal products, so suppliers of these products should check whether feed practices may need to be adjusted.
Timeline
The new MRLs apply from 30 April 2025.
For products placed on the EU market before this Regulation enters into force, the previous MRLs will continue to apply.
Tables & Figures
Source: based on Regulation (EU) 2024/2640
Disclaimer: Under no circumstances shall COLEAD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of information available on this website or any link to external sites. The use of the website is at the user’s sole risk and responsibility. This information platform was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents do not, however, reflect the views of the European Union.