Brazil – Establishes active ingredient P13 - PROFENOFÓS (profenofos) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers

Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) proposes resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient P13 - PROFENOFÓS (profenofos) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):

-         changes the MRL of the coffee culture from 0,03 to 0,07 mg/kg;

-         changes the MRL of the sunflower culture from 0,05 to 0,06 mg/kg;

-         changes the phrase at item "i" from "Toxicological classification: Class II" to "Toxicological classification: specific for each product, in accordance with article 38 of the Resolution - RDC number 294, 29 July 2019;

-         includes the phrase: Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) = 1,0 mg/kg b.w. (source: JMPR*, 2007).

-         includes the phrase: "The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues"

Product Covered: Seeds

HS Code(s): 1206, 09;

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined after the end of the consultation period.

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 24 October 2020

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