On March 30, 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that it intends to revise the maximum residue limits of spirotetramat in leeks, scallions and honey.

According to Chapter 6 of European Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Bayer S.A.S.-Crop Science division submitted the amendment application. based on the results of the risk assessment, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that, according to the reported agricultural practices, short-term and long-term ingestion of residues resulting from the use of spirotetramat are unlikely to pose a health risk to consumers.

For more details, please refer to: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6517

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