Draft resolution number 885, 23 July 2020, regarding the active ingredient B55 - BENZOATO DE EMAMECTINA (Emamectin Benzoate) 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 2020-08-05
G/SPS/N/BRA/1747

Description

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient B55 - BENZOATO DE EMAMECTINA (Emamectin Benzoate) 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 ground-nut, pea, caupi bean, lima bean, green bean, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days;
-includes the phrase: "acute reference dose (ARfD)=0,02 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR, 2014)";
-includes the phrase: "* The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues";
-includes the phrase: "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity to MRL and for the dietary risk assessment it will be considered the sum of emamectin benzoate B1a and emamectin benzoate B1b".

Keywords

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