Maximum residue levels for mandipropamid

Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for carbofuran, imazalil, mandipropamid, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P-ethyl and quizalofop-P-tefuryl in or on certain products

Draft Annex II (PLAN/2025/2832)

Update

The European Union (EU) has increased the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for mandipropamid on gherkins, pumpkins, watermelons, and radish leaves.

This follows MRL increases for mandipropamid on papayas in February 2024 and for citrus fruits, kumquats, and animal fats in June 2023.

Impacted Products

Sweet peppers, melons

What is changing?

The EU is proposing to lower the MRLs for mandipropamid on sweet peppers from 1 mg/kg to 0.7 mg/kg, and on melons from 0.5 mg/kg to 0.4 mg/kg.

Why?

The proposed MRLs for sweet peppers and melons are aligned with Codex Alimentarius Commission maximum residue limits (CXLs) for mandipropamid on these products. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA 2023a) did not identify risks to consumers in the EU at these levels.

Timeline

The MRLs under discussion are expected to apply from mid-2027.

The MRLs on gherkins, pumpkins, watermelons, and radish leaves have applied since 29 October 2024.

MRL increases for mandipropamid on papayas have applied since February 2024 and MRLs for citrus fruits, kumquats, and animal fats have applied since June 2023.

Recommended Actions

To ensure compliance with the new MRLs, suppliers of sweet peppers and melons should review their use of mandipropamid and assess where changes will be needed to existing good agricultural practices (GAPs).

Background

In October 2024, the EU raised the MRL on gherkins from 0.01 mg./kg to 0.2 mg/kg; on pumpkins and watermelons from 0.3 mg/kg to 0.4 mg/kg based on new CXLs; and the MRL on radish leaves from 25 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg after a request for modification of the MRL and EFSA’s (EFSA 2023b) evaluation that the requested modification is safe.

Previously, the MRL on radish leaves was modified after EFSA (2023b) concluded that the modification was acceptable for consumer safety. The EU also accepted an import tolerance MRL with reference to the use of mandipropamid on papayas from Brazil. On the basis of an evaluation by EFSA (2023c), it was concluded that there were no risks to consumers at the proposed level.

The MRL increases in 2023 reflected CXLs that were adopted and subsequently evaluated as safe by EFSA (2022).

These earlier MRL changes are shown in Table 1.

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.

For further information on the setting of import tolerances, see Pesticide residue import tolerance MRLs explained.

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Tables & Figures

Sources: based on Regulations 2023/1069, 2024/344, and 2024/2633