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. 2021 May 21;19(5):e06597. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6597
Code number Commodity Existing EU MRL (mg/kg) Existing CXL (mg/kg) Outcome of the review
MRL (mg/kg) Comment
Enforcement residue definition 1: 1,4‐dimethylnaphthalene
211000 Potatoes 15 15 Further consideration neededa
Data gaps #1, 2
Enforcement residue definition 2: sum of 1,4‐dimethylnaphthalene and its metabolite M23 free and conjugated, expressed as 1,4‐dimethylnaphthalene (F)
1011010 Swine meat 0.03 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1011020 Swine fat (free of lean meat) 0.4 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1011030 Swine liver 1.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1011040 Swine kidney 1.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1012010 Bovine meat 0.04 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1012020 Bovine fat 1 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1012030 Bovine liver 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1012040 Bovine kidney 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1013010 Sheep meat 0.04 Further consideration neededa Data gap #3
1013020 Sheep fat 1.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1013030 Sheep liver 4 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1013040 Sheep kidney 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1014010 Goat meat 0.04 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1014020 Goat fat 1.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1014030 Goat liver 4 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1014040 Goat kidney 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1015010 Horse meat 0.04 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1015020 Horse fat 1 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1015030 Horse liver 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1015040 Horse kidney 3 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1016010 Poultry meat 0.2 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1016020 Poultry fat 0.7 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1016030 Poultry liver 0.6 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1020010 Cattle milk 0.4 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1020020 Sheep milk 0.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1020030 Goat milk 0.5 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1020040 Horse milk 0.4 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
1030000 Birds’ eggs 0.15 Further consideration neededa
Data gap #3
Other commodities of plant origin See Reg. 2015/399 Further consideration neededb

MRL: maximum residue level; CXL: codex maximum residue limit.

a

Tentative MRL is derived from a GAP evaluated at EU level, which is not fully supported by data but for which no risk to consumers was identified (assuming the existing residue definition); no CXL is available (combination F‐I in Appendix E).

b

There are no relevant authorisations or import tolerances reported at EU level; no CXL is available. Either an MRL of 0.1 mg/kg or the default MRL of 0.01 mg/kg may be considered by risk managers to cover the natural background levels of 1,4‐dimethylnaphthalene in plants.

F

The residue definition is fat soluble.