Dear members of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF),
Ahead of the meeting of the SCoPAFF on 23 and 24 September, PAN Europe would like to share its views in relation to the Commission’s proposal to amend the renewal report of acetamiprid to lower its Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) and Acute Reference Dose (ARfD), as well as its proposal to adjust its Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in certain food products. These proposals represent the first critical step to improve the protection of consumers, in line with EFSA's recent scientific conclusions. For PAN Europe however, and according to Regulation 1107/2009, which is underpinned by the precautionary principle and aims to ensure that pesticides and their residues have no harmful effects on humans (Article 4(1),(2)), acetamiprid should be banned and no residues should be detected in food.