Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance sulfoxaflor in light of confirmatory data submitted.

ABSTRACT: The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessment carried out by the competent authority of the co-rapporteur Member State, the Czech Republic, for the pesticide active substance sulfoxaflor are reported. The context of the peer review was that requested by the European Commission following the submission and evaluation of confirmatory ecotoxicology data. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of sulfoxaflor as an insecticide on fruiting vegetables (field and greenhouse application), cucurbits (field and greenhouse application), spring and winter cereals (field application) and cotton (field application). The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from th

SUBMITTER: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448090 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature