Maximum residue levels for bixafen
- Food safety
- Pesticide MRLs
Summary
On 2 June 2023 the EU published a Regulation increasing the MRL for bixafen on root and tuber vegetables, pulses, cereals and oilseeds.
EU increases MRLs for bixafen on roots and tubers, pulses, cereals and oilseeds
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1069 of 1 June 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bixafen, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoxaflutole, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, and spinetoram in or on certain products
Update
On 2 June 2023 the EU published a Regulation increasing the MRL for bixafen on root and tuber vegetables, pulses, cereals and oilseeds.
Impacted Products
potatoes, cassava roots, manioc, sweet potatoes, yams, arrowroots, beans, lentils, peas, lupins, lupini beans, sunflower seeds, soyabeans, cotton seeds, barley, sorghum, wheat
What is changing?
The EU has increased the MRLs for bixafen as summarised in Table 1.
Why?
New Codex MRLs (CXLs) for bixafen have been adopted. EFSA (2022) has not identified a consumer health risk for these CXLs, so they have been adopted as EU MRLs.
Timeline
The new EU MRLs for bixafen will apply from 22 June 2023.
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 (2022) Scientific support for preparing an EU position in the 53rd session of the codex committee on pesticide residues (CCPR). EFSA Journal, 20(9): 7521.
Sources
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1069
Tables & Figures
Source: based on Regulation 2023/1069
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