Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance limestone powder (calcium carbonate)

. 2022 May 20;20(5):e07315. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7315

Properties		Conclusion⁽ ^a ⁾
CMR	Carcinogenicity (C)	Limestone powder (calcium carbonate) is not considered to be mutagenic, carcinogenic, or toxic for reproduction according to points 3.6.2, 3.6.3 and 3.6.4 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
	Mutagenicity (M)
	Toxic for Reproduction (R)
Endocrine disrupting properties		Limestone powder (calcium carbonate) does not meet the criteria for endocrine disruption for humans and non‐target organisms according to points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation No 1107/2009, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605.
POP	Persistence	Limestone powder (calcium carbonate) is not considered to be a persistent organic pollutant (POP) according to point 3.7.1 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
	Bioaccumulation
	Long‐range transport
PBT	Persistence	Limestone powder (calcium carbonate) is not considered to be a persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substance according to point 3.7.2 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
	Bioaccumulation
	Toxicity
vPvB	Persistence	Limestone powder (calcium carbonate) is not considered to be a very persistent, very bioaccumulative substance according to point 3.7.3 of Annex II of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
	Bioaccumulation

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Origin of data to be included where applicable (e.g. EFSA, ECHA RAC, Regulation).