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. 2021 Aug 27;19(8):e06812. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6812
Commodity Region/Indoora Residue levels observed in the supervised residue trials (mg/kg) Comments/Source Calculated MRL (mg/kg) HRb (mg/kg) STMRc (mg/kg) CFd
Citrus fruits SEU Oranges:
Mo: 0.05; 0.07; 0.08; 0.10; 0.11; 0.14; 0.27; 0.27
RA: 0.08; 0.10; 0.10; 0.12; 0.13; 0.16; 0.29; 0.29
Lemons:
Mo: 0.07; 0.12; 0.13; 0.21
RA: 0.09; 0.14; 0.15; 0.23
Mandarins:
Mo: 0.08; 0.10; 0.16; 0.22
RA: 0.11; 0.12; 0.18; 0.24 Residue trials on oranges, lemons, mandarins compliant with GAP. Extrapolation to citrus fruits possible (EFSA, 2021a).
MRLOECD = 0.42 0.5 0.27 0.12 1.2
Apples NEU Apples:
Mo: 0.03; 0.05; 0.11; 0.15
RA: 0.05; 0.08; 0.13; 0.17
Pears:
Mo: 0.02; 0.03; 0.08; 0.09
RA: 0.04; 0.06; 0.1; 0.11 Residue trials on pears and on apples compliant with the GAP (Spain, 2020).
MRLOECD = 0.25 0.3 0.15 0.06 1.4
Pome fruits SEU Apples:
Mo: 0.03; 0.04; 0.06; 0.08
RA: 0.06; 0.06; 0.08; 0.10
Pears:
Mo: 0.02; 0.03; 0.05; 0.07
RA: 0.05; 0.06; 0.07; 0.09 Residue trials on pears and on apples compliant with the GAP. Extrapolation to pome fruits possible (Spain, 2020).
MRLOECD = 0.14 0.15 0.08 0.04 1.6
Apricots, peaches NEU No residue trials available. Since the application is done after harvest, and considering the properties of the a.s. and the results of the metabolism studies, residues are not expected in the edible part of the crop and the MRL can be proposed at the LOQ (Spain, 2020). Additional trials not required, as the SEU GAP is clearly more critical. 0.01* 0.01 0.01 1e
SEU Apricots:
Mo: < 0.01; 0.08; 0.11; 0.12
RA: 0.03; 0.11; 0.13; 0.14
Peaches:
Mo: 0.03; 0.07; 0.10; 0.13
RA: 0.06; 0.09; 0.12; 0.15 Residue trials on apricots and peaches compliant with GAP (EFSA, 2021a). Extrapolation to apricots and peaches possible.
MRLOECD = 0.25 0.3 0.13 0.09 1.2
EU No residue trials available. Since the application is done after harvest, and considering the properties of the a.s. and the results of the metabolism studies, residues are not expected in the edible part of the crop and the MRL can be proposed at the LOQ (Spain, 2020). Additional trials not required, as the SEU GAP is clearly more critical. 0.01* 0.01 0.01 1e
Cherries, plums, cane fruits and other small fruits and berries NEU No residue trials available. Since the application is done after harvest, and considering the properties of the a.s. and the results of the metabolism studies, residues are not expected in the edible part of the crop and the MRL can be proposed at the LOQ (Spain, 2020). 0.01* (tentative)f 0.01 0.01 1e
EU No residue trials available. Since the application is done after harvest, and considering the properties of the a.s. and the results of the metabolism studies, residues are not expected in the edible part of the crop and the MRL can be proposed at the LOQ (Spain, 2020). 0.01* (tentative)f 0.01 0.01 1e
Strawberries EU Mo: 0.07; 0.08; 0.11; 0.11g; 0.12; 0.12; 0.12g; 0.13; 0.13; 0.14g; 0.15g; 0.2; 0.45
RA: 0.09; 010; 0.13; 0.14; 0.15; 0.15; 0.15; 0.15; 0.16; 0.17; 0.21; 0.22; 0.47 Residue trials on strawberries compliant with the GAP (Spain, 2020).
MRLOECD = 0.53 0.6 0.45 0.12 1.3
Tomatoes
Aubergines/eggplants SEU Mo: 0.06; 0.06; 0.05; 0.05; 0.09; 0.09; 0.04; 0.01
RA: 0.09; 0.08; 0.08; 0.08; 0.12; 0.12; 0.07; 0.04 Residue trials on tomatoes compliant with GAP (EFSA, 2021a). Extrapolation to aubergines possible.
MRLOECD = 0.17 0.2 0.09 0.06 1.4
EU Mo: 0.02; 0.03; 0.05; 0.05; 0.08; 0.09; 4 × 0.13; 0.16; 0.27
RA: 0.04; 0.05; 0.07; 0.1; 0.11; 0.114; 4 × 0.15; 0.18; 0.29 Residue trials on tomatoes compliant with GAP (EFSA, 2021a). Highest values measured at a longer PHI of 2–4 days or 7–8 days.
MRLOECD = 0.38 0.4 0.27 0.11 1.3
Cucumbers EU Mo: 0.06; 0.07; 0.09; 0.10; 0.10; 0.15; 0.16; 0.24
RA: 0.08; 0.09; 0.11; 0.17; 0.12; 0.17; 0.18; 0.26 Residue trials on cucumbers compliant with the GAP (EFSA, 2021a).
MRLOECD = 0.36 0.4 0.24 0.10 1.2
Hops NEU Mo: 3.6; 7.6; 8.0; 14
RA: 4.2; 8.5; 8.7; 14.6 Residue trials on hops compliant with the GAP (EFSA, 2021a).
MRLOECD = 25.45 30 14.00 7.80 1.1

GAP: Good Agricultural Practice; OECD: Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development; MRL: maximum residue level; Mo: residue levels expressed according to the monitoring residue definition; RA: residue levels expressed according to risk assessment residue definition.

a

NEU: Outdoor trials conducted in northern Europe, SEU: Outdoor trials conducted in southern Europe, Indoor: indoor EU trials or Country code: if non‐EU trials.

b

Highest residue. The highest residue for risk assessment (RA) refers to the whole commodity and not to the edible portion.

c

Supervised trials median residue. The median residue for risk assessment (RA) refers to the whole commodity and not to the edible portion.

d

Conversion factor to recalculate residues according to the residue definition for monitoring to the residue definition for risk assessment.

e

Since parent and metabolite are expected to remain below the LOQ a CF of 1 is proposed.

f

MRL proposal is tentative because additional trials are required.

g

Samples stored up to 841 days, which is outside of the demonstrated storage stability period, considered acceptable since the results are in the same range as residue values from samples stored according to the demonstrated storage stability.