Reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for indolylacetic acid according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

• Main Author: European Food Safety Authority
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014-07-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: indolylacetic acid; MRL review; Regulation (EC) No 396/2005; consumer risk assessment; auxin; plant growth regulator
• Online Access: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3747.pdf

According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reviewed the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance indolylacetic acid. Considering that this active substance is no longer authorised within the European Union, that no MRLs are established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, and that no import tolerances were notified to EFSA, residues of indolylacetic acid are not expected to occur in any plant or animal commodity. Available data were also not sufficient to derive a residue definition or a limit of quantification (LOQ) for enforcement against potential illegal uses.