Maximum residue levels for difluoroacetic acid
- Food safety
- Pesticide MRLs
- Pesticides
Summary
The European Commission has increased the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for difluoroacetic acid on certain products.
EU increases MRLs for difluoroacetic acid on specified products including citrus and stone fruits, some vegetables, cereals, 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 increased the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for difluoroacetic acid on certain products.
Impacted Products
lemons, limes, mandarins, macadamias, apricots, peaches, plums, cherries, dewberries, avocados, mangoes, papayas, Chinese cabbages/ pe-tsai, kales, asparagus, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, maize/ corn, oats, rye, sugar beet roots, chicory roots, fat from pigs, liver from pigs, fat from sheep and goats, fat from poultry
What is changing?
Difluoroacetic acid is not itself a pesticide. It is a metabolite that can be found in crops following application of the insecticide flupyradifurone. The EU has increased the MRLs for difluoroacetic acid as summarised in Table 1.
Why?
Following a request to review the MRLs for difluoroacetic acid and to set import tolerances, EFSA (2023) did not identify a consumer health risk. The EU therefore proposes to adopt higher MRLs to avoid trade barriers when importing the crops concerned.
Timeline
The new MRLs will apply from 30 April 2025.
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 and setting import tolerances for flupyradifurone and difluoroacetic acid (DFA) in various crops. EFSA Journal, 21(12): 8423.
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 increases MRLs for difluoroacetic acid on specified products including citrus and stone fruits, some vegetables, cereals, 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 increased the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for difluoroacetic acid as summarised in Table 1. A review of the existing MRLs did not identify a consumer health risk. The EU therefore proposes to adopt higher MRLs to avoid trade barriers when importing these crops.
Difluoroacetic acid is not itself a pesticide. It is a metabolite that can be found in crops following application of the insecticide flupyradifurone.
Timeline
The new MRLs will apply from 30 April 2025.
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.