Draft resolution number 712, 16 September 2019, regarding the active ingredient  F70 - FLUENSULFONA (fluensulfone) 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 2019-09-25
G/SPS/N/BRA/1568

Description

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F70 - FLUENSULFONA (fluensulfone) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers:
- includes the garlic and onion cultures with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period "not determined" in the modality of pre-planting use (application);
 -includes the beetroot, arracacha, melon and watermelon cultures with MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety security period "not determined" in the modality of pre-planting use (application);
- includes the tobacco and duboisia cultures with MRL and safety security period of "Non-food use" in the modality of soil use (application);
- changes the phrase at item "j": "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity with MRL, it will be considered the sum of the ingredient Fluensulfona (fluensulfone) and its acid metabolit 3,4,4- trifluorobut-3-eno-1-sulfônico (synonyms: butene-sulfonic acid (BSA) and M-3637), expressed as equivalent of  fluensulfone, and for the dietary risk assessment it will be considered the ingredient of fluensulfone".

Keywords

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