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  3. Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metiram

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metiram

  • EFSA J. 2023 Apr 27;21(4):e07937. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7937.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),  Fernando Alvarez,  Maria Arena,  Domenica Auteri,  Marco Binaglia,  Anna Federica Castoldi,  Arianna Chiusolo,  Angelo Colagiorgi,  Mathilde Colas,  Federica Crivellente,  Chloe De Lentdecker,  Isabella De Magistris,  Mark Egsmose,  Gabriella Fait,  Franco Ferilli,  Varvara Gouliarmou,  Katrin Halling,  Laia Herrero Nogareda,  Alessio Ippolito,  Frederique Istace,  Samira Jarrah,  Dimitra Kardassi,  Aude Kienzler,  Anna Lanzoni,  Roberto Lava,  Renata Leuschner,  Alberto Linguadoca,  Christopher Lythgo,  Oriol Magrans,  Iris Mangas,  Ileana Miron,  Tunde Molnar,  Laura Padovani,  Martina Panzarea,  Juan Manuel Parra Morte,  Simone Rizzuto,  Rositsa Serafimova,  Rachel Sharp,  Csaba Szentes,  Andras Szoradi,  Andrea Terron,  Anne Theobald,  Manuela Tiramani,  Giorgia Vianello,  Laura Villamar-Bouza
PMID: 37122286 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7937
Abstract

The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Italy and co-rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom for the pesticide active substance metiram are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of metiram as a fungicide on grapes (wine table) and potatoes (all being field uses). It was concluded that following the guidance on this topic, metiram has endocrine disrupting potential, which is a cut-off criterion for non-approval of an active substance. Considerations are also provided on whether exposure to humans and the environment from the representative use of metiram on potatoes can be considered negligible, taking into account information from the applicant and the European Commission's draft technical guidance on this topic. The information available indicated this exposure was not negligible. The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are reported where identified. An evaluation of data concerning the necessity of metiram as a fungicide to control a serious danger to plant health which cannot be contained by other available means, including non-chemical methods is also presented.

Keywords

fungicide; metiram; peer review; pesticide; risk assessment.

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