Draft resolution number 954, 5 November 2020, regarding the active ingredient C58 - ALFA-CIPERMETRINA (alpha-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 2020-11-24
G/SPS/N/BRA/1840

Description

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C58 - ALFA-CIPERMETRINA (alpha-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 cotton culture with MRL of 0,15 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;
-includes the peanut culture with MRL of 0,05 mg/kg and safety security period of 15 days;
-includes the rice culture with 2,0 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;
-includes the potato culture with safety security period of 3 days;
-includes the cane sugar culture with safety security period of 189 days;
-includes the bean culture with safety security period of 15 days;
-includes the tomato culture with safety security period of 1 day;
-includes the phrase: Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) : 0,02 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR 2006);
-includes the phrase: Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) : 0,04 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR 2006).

Keywords

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