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08/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/13/2024 09:43

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus

Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus

Published:
13 August 2024
Approved:
19 July 2024
Wiley Online Library

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Keywords
insecticide, peer review, pesticide, Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus, risk assessment

Abstract

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, The Netherlands for the pesticide active substance Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus as an insecticide on tomato (field and greenhouse uses) and on potato (field use) via spraying (tractor drawn or knapsack sprayers) or overhead irrigation. The reliable endpoints, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed.

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