Draft resolution number 1016, 24 February 2021, regarding the active ingredient C10 - CIPERMETRINA (cypermethrin) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution - RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003

Regular notification 2021-03-12
G/SPS/N/BRA/1908

Description

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C10 - CIPERMETRINA (cypermethrin) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):
- includes the sweet potato, yacon, beetroot, greater yam, carrot, pea, bean, ginger, chickpea, yams, lentil, arracacha, turnip, and radish cultures with safety security period of 14 days;
- changes the safety security period of the peanut from 22 to 14 days;
- includes the bean, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg in the general table for cypermethrins;
- changes the MRL of the yacon, greater yam, pea, turnip and radish from 0.02 to 0.05 mg/kg in the general table for cypermethrins;
- includes the phrase at item "o": "Acute Reference Dose (ARfD): 0.04 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR*, 2006)";
- includes the phrase: "*Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticides".

Keywords

Food safety; Maximum residue limits (MRLs); Human health; Pesticides