EFSA releases conclusion on three pesticides peer review

Date:01-26-2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of cyflumetofen, Sodium aluminium silicate and 1,4-Diaminobutane.

Cyflumetofen is a new active substance applied by Otsuka AgriTechno Co.,Ltd. for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/44/EEC. The peer review was initiated on 26 January 2011, and focused in the areas of mammalian toxicology, environmental fate and behaviour and ecotoxicology. Based on the evaluation of the representative uses,the conclusion was reached for cyflumetofen as an acaricide on ornamental crops, nursery trees, perennial ornamentals and public greens, as proposed by the applicant Otsuka AgriTechno Co. Ltd.

Sodium aluminium silicate was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC on 1 September 2009. Initiated on 31 July 2008, the peer review  focused in the area of mammalian toxicology. Sodium aluminium silicate was concluded as a game repellent on deciduous and coniferous trees in forestry and trees in orchards, as proposed by the notifier notifier Fluegel GmbH .

1,4-Diaminobutane was also included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC on 1 September 2009. The peer review was initiated on 25 June 2008 and was concluded that there was no need to conduct an expert consultation. The conclusion for 1,4-Diaminobutane was reached as an insect attractant in orchards (fruit crops), citrus and other crops where Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly) causes damage, as proposed by the notifier Suterra LLC at the time of submission.