FRANCE: Withdrawal and restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid-based PPPs
3 September 2018
EUROPE: Draft report of the PEST Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides
30 September 2018
During the EFSA peer review of pesticide active substances under Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, several aspects in the area of mammalian toxicology were identified by EFSA that needed discussion with experts from National Authorities in order to enhance the harmonisation of the risk assessment of active substances.
A new discussion was held at the Pesticide Peer Review Meeting 170 of December 2017. Recommendations were made on:
- Genotoxicity of plant protection products
- Use of (Q)SARs
- Use of Read-Across approaches for metabolites
These recommendations will be applied during the EFSA peer review of the active substances.
In addition, brief discussions of the following topics were also made:
- EFSA guidance 2016 on the residue definition
- EFSA guidance 2017 on dermal absorption
- Current and planned EFSA activities in the area of pesticides:
- Developmental neurotoxicity
- Cumulative assessment groups
- Epidemiology
- Planned workshops (in vitro comparative metabolism, phototoxicity, historical control data)
- Update of EFSA guidance 2014 on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders
To download:
EFSA Technical Report – Outcome of the pesticides peer review meeting on general recurring issues in mammalian toxicology (25 August 2018)
See also our previous articles:
EUROPE – EFSA: Recurring issues in mammalian toxicology
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