Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for folpet in apples and pears

. 2017 Oct 26;15(10):e05041. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5041

Code^a	Commodity	Existing EU MRL (mg/kg)	Proposed EU MRL (mg/kg)	Comment/justification
Enforcement residue definition: Folpet (sum of folpet and phthalimide, expressed as folpet)^R
0130010	Apples	0.03^*	0.3	NEU/SEU uses supported. Unlikely to pose a consumers’ health risk
0130020	Pears	0.03^*	0.3	NEU/SEU uses supported by extrapolation from data on apples. Unlikely to pose a consumers’ health risk

Code^a

Commodity

Existing

EU MRL

(mg/kg)

Proposed

EU MRL

(mg/kg)

Comment/justification

Enforcement residue definition: Folpet (sum of folpet and phthalimide, expressed as folpet)^R

0130010

Apples

0.03^*

0.3

NEU/SEU uses supported. Unlikely to pose a consumers’ health risk

0130020

Pears

0.03^*

0.3

NEU/SEU uses supported by extrapolation from data on apples. Unlikely to pose a consumers’ health risk

NEU: northern Europe; SEU: southern Europe; MRL: maximum residue level.

* Indicates that the MRL is set at the limit of analytical quantification (LOQ).

a Commodity code number according to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

R The residue definition differs for the following combinations pesticide‐code number: code 1000000 except 1040000: Phthalimide, expressed as folpet.