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. 2024 Jan 16;22(1):e8476. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8476
Commodity Existing/proposed MRL (mg/kg) Source Chronic risk assessment Acute risk assessment
Input value a (mg/kg) Comment Input value a (mg/kg) Comment b
Risk assessment residue definition for commodities of plant origin: Sum of mepiquat and its salts, expressed as mepiquat chloride
Cultivated fungi 0.09 c Existing MRL for cultivated fungi (EFSA, 2019c) 0.087 d Median residue concentration from FBO monitoring data on oyster mushrooms (see Appendix B.1.2.2 b) 2.95 e Highest residue concentration from FBO monitoring data on oyster mushrooms (see Appendix B.1.2.2 b)
Linseed 40 EFSA (2018c) 11.5 STMR 11.5 STMR
Poppy seed 40 EFSA (2018c) 11.5 STMR 11.5 STMR
Sunflower seed 40 EFSA (2018c) 12.5 STMR 12.5 STMR
Rapeseed 15 EFSA (2018c) 3.65 STMR 3.65 STMR
Mustard seed 40 EFSA (2018c) 11.5 STMR 11.5 STMR
Cotton seed 6 EFSA (2018d) 1.7 STMR 1.7 STMR
Gold of pleasure 40

EFSA (2018c)

11.5 STMR 11.5 STMR
Barley grain 4 EFSA (2015) 0.73 STMR 0.73 STMR
Oats grain 3 EFSA (2015) 0.73 STMR 0.73 STMR
Rye grain 3 EFSA (2015) 0.6 STMR 0.6 STMR
Wheat grain 3 EFSA (2015) 0.6 STMR 0.6 STMR
Risk assessment residue definition for commodities of animal origin: Sum of mepiquat, 4‐hydroxy mepiquat and their salts, expressed as mepiquat chloride
Swine muscle 0.05 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Swine fat 0.05 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Swine liver b 0.07 EFSA (2018d) 0.08 STMR × CF f 0.12 HR × CF f
Swine kidney 0.07 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.07 HR
Bovine and equine muscle 0.09 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.06 HR
Bovine, equine fat 0.06 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Bovine, equine liver 0.5 EFSA (2018d) 0.34 STMR × CF f 0.49 HR × CF f
Bovine, equine kidney 0.8 EFSA (2018d) 0.22 STMR 0.4 HR
Sheep, goat muscle 0.09 EFSA (2018d) 0.06 STMR 0.08 HR
Sheep, goat fat 0.06 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.06 HR
Sheep, goat liver b 0.6 EFSA (2018d) 0.48 STMR × CF f 0.94 HR × CF f
Sheep, goat kidney 0.8 EFSA (2018d) 0.36 STMR 0.65 HR
Poultry muscle 0.05 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Poultry fat 0.05 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Poultry liver 0.05 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 HR
Cattle milk 0.07 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.05 STMR
Sheep, goat milk 0.15 EFSA (2018d) 0.07 STMR 0.07 STMR
Birds' eggs 0.07 EFSA (2018d) 0.05 STMR 0.07 HR

Abbreviations: CF, conversion factor; FBO, food business operators; HR, highest residue; STMR, supervised trials median residue.

a

Figures in the table are rounded to two digits, but the calculations are normally performed with the actually calculated values (which may contain more digits). To reproduce the calculations, the unrounded values need to be used.

b

Input values for the commodities which are not under consideration for the acute risk assessment are reported in grey.

c

The current MRL of 0.09 mg/kg applies to all cultivated fungi other than oyster mushrooms. For oyster mushrooms the MRL of 0.7 mg/kg applies (Reg. (EU) 2021/976).

d

The median value from FBO monitoring data derived in 2019 for oyster mushrooms is still considered as a worst case.

e

The highest values from FBO monitoring data remains the same as in 2019, after consideration of the most updated FBO monitoring data.

f

Conversion factor from monitoring to risk assessment of 1.7 based on the metabolism study in ruminants (EFSA, 2015).