# Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for deltamethrin in kiwi, melons and watermelons

## TL;DR

This paper discusses a request to modify the maximum residue levels for deltamethrin in certain fruits based on new data and risk assessments.

## Contribution

The paper proposes updated maximum residue levels for deltamethrin in kiwi, melons, and watermelons based on new data.

## Key findings

- Adequate analytical methods are available to enforce residue limits at 0.01 mg/kg.
- Short-term and long-term residue intake is unlikely to pose a risk to consumer health.
- Risk assessment has uncertainties due to limited data on isomer residues and toxicological profiles.

## Abstract

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Bayer AG Crop Science Division submitted a request to the competent national authority in Austria to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the active substance deltamethrin in kiwi, melons and watermelons. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for kiwi, melons and watermelons. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of deltamethrin on the commodity under consideration at the validated LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg. Based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the short‐term and long‐term intake of residues resulting from the use of deltamethrin according to the reported agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health. The risk assessment shall be regarded as indicative and affected by non‐standard uncertainties, due to the lack of information on the actual occurrence of residues of trans‐deltamethrin and alpha‐R‐deltamethrin in certain crops and on the toxicological profile of both isomers.