APVMA Released Omethoate Residue and Dietary Risk Assessment Report

On 24th, Mar 2016, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) released the omethoate residues and dietary risk assessment report, covering the residues and dietary risk arising from the treatment of food crops with omethoate. The assessment considered the available data and recommends the any of the current uses of omethoate on food crops cannot be supported.

The residue assessment for the review of omethoate was undertaken by the APVMA Residues section and the dietary risk assessment follows the a revised ADI(Acceptable Daily Intake) from from 0.0003 mg/kg/day to 0.0004 mg/kg bw/day and establishment of an Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) of 0.003 mg/kg bw for omethoate by the Office of Chemical Safety. The assessment studied the use pattern and the available residue data and concluded that the below use will no longer be satisfied:

Acute dietary exposure concerns

Insufficient residue data provided

Home garden use

use on citrus and Glen retreat mandarins;
use on apples and pears;
use on bananas by bell injection;
use on potatoes;

use on bananas by throat spray
use on onions;
use on legume crops, including lupins and faba beans;
use on cereals;
use on oilseeds, including cotton and poppies;
use on pasture and pasture legumes;
use on lucerne;
use on vetch;

Citrus;
apples;
vegetables;
herbs;

The use pattern of barrier spraying for red legged earth mite and use on ornamentals remain acceptable from residue perspective and the regulatory decision of omethoate review will be proposed and public commented later this year.

For further details on the report, click on below URL to download the full content from APVMA's official site:

Omethoate-residues and dietary risk assessment report

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