The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for penconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.
Penconazole belongs to the group of triazole compounds which are used as a fungicide. It causes inhibition of C-14-demethylase in sterol biosynthesis. It is a systemic preventative and curative fungicide and is used as foliar application for the control of fungal disease in a range of crops.
Among others, the following recommendations were derived:
- maintain the existing MRL in almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts at 0.05 ppm.
- replace the existing MRL in apricots at 0.1 ppm by 0.08 ppm, in plums at 0.05* ppm by 0.09 ppm, in table grapes at 0.2 ppm by 0.5 ppm.
(* Indicates lower limit of determination)
EFSA. Review of the existing maximum residue levels for penconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. Journal 2017;15(6):4853. 56 pp.