Foodmate News: 2020 September 28, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that they proposed to revise the maximum residue limits of penthiopyrad in fennel and celery.

According to Chapter 6 of European Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Corteva submitted the amendment application. At present, the existing maximum residue limits of penthiopyrad in fennel and celery are both 15mg/kg, and the proposed maximum residue limits are both 20mg/kg.

based on the results of the risk assessment, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that, in accordance with the reported agricultural practices, short-term and long-term ingestion of the residues resulting from the use of penthiazole is unlikely to pose a health risk to consumers.

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