Maximum residue levels for Pythium oligandrum strain M1, and Trichoderma atroviride strains AGR2 and AT10
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EU decided decides no MRLs needed for Trichoderma atroviride and Pythium oligandrum strains
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/246 of 16 January 2024 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Pythium oligandrum strain M1, Trichoderma atroviride strain AGR2 and Trichoderma atroviride strain AT10
Update
The EU has decided that no maximum residue levels (MRLs) are required in relation to the use of the low-risk pesticides Pythium oligandrum strain M1, Trichoderma atroviride strain AGR2, and Trichoderma atroviride strain AT10
What is changing?
The EU has decided that for the following, which it classifies as “low-risk substances”, no MRLs need to be set for Pythium oligandrum strain M1, Trichoderma atroviride strain AGR2, and Trichoderma atroviride strain AT10. The MRLs for these substances were previously set at the default value of 0.01 mg/kg.
Why?
Before the adoption of this Regulation, no specific MRLs for these strains had been set, so the default value of 0.01 mg/kg applied. Following reviews of risks to consumers by EFSA (2020, 2022a, 2022b), the EU concluded there is no need to establish MRLs for these strains.
Timeline
This Regulation will apply from 6 February 2024.
Background
MRLs are set in accordance with the rules set out in Regulation 396/2005. For information on current MRLs for other substances, see the EU Pesticide Residues database.
Resources
EFSA (2020) Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Pythium oligandrum strain M1. EFSA Journal, 18(11): 6296.
EFSA (2022a) Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain AT10. EFSA Journal, 20(4): 7200.
EFSA (2022b) Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Trichoderma atroviride strain AGR2. EFSA Journal, 20(3): 7199.
Sources
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/246 as regards Pythium oligandrum strain M1, Trichoderma atroviride strain AGR2 and Trichoderma atroviride strain AT10