# Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance ziram

## TL;DR

This paper summarizes the peer review of ziram, a fungicide, assessing its safety and residue levels on fruit trees in the EU.

## Contribution

The paper provides updated conclusions on ziram's risk assessment and identifies missing data for regulatory compliance.

## Key findings

- Ziram's use as a fungicide on plum, pear, and peach trees was evaluated for regulatory risk assessment.
- Maximum residue levels in pear were assessed, and reliable endpoints were identified.
- Concerns and missing information required by EU regulations were highlighted.

## Abstract

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Italy, and co‐rapporteur Member State, Malta, for the pesticide active substance ziram and the assessment of applications for maximum residue levels (MRLs) are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of ziram as a fungicide on plum, pear and peach trees. MRLs were assessed in pear. The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are identified.