EU issued a peer review on pesticide risk assessment of napropamide‐M
According to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), on November 12, 2018, the European Food Safety…According to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), on November 12, 2018, the European Food Safety Agency issued a peer review on pesticide risk assessment of the active compound napropamide-M.
The initial risk assessment of active napropamide-M was carried out in UK. After that, the European Food Safety Agency reviewed the UK risk assessment report. On the basis of using the active substance chlornaphthalamide-M as a herbicide for winter rape and brassica vegetable crops, the European Food Safety Agency concluded the risk assessment and listed the missing data and information as well as the existing problems.
The original essay is as follows:
The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom for the pesticide active substance napropamide‐M are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Regulation （EC） No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of napropamide‐M as a herbicide on winter oilseed rape and brassica vegetable crops. The reliable endpoints, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.
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