During the meeting, a Member State mentioned that dried products such as raisins with a long shelf-life would need to be looked at in more detail as their consumption would be very low. The Commission stated that this specific issue would be examined, but it was not ready to set an unwanted precedent for any possible processed product. Member States were invited to submit comments before July 13, 2018.
It should be recalled that in a Technical Report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), acute health risks were identified for the MRLs of certain commodities (grapes, apricots and plums, among others), and these MRLs were withdrawn from the scope of the transition measure.
Summary Report of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed