EFSA J. 2018 Feb 28;16(2):e05177. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5177. eCollection 2018 Feb.
EFSA was asked by the European Commission to perform an updated risk assessment of neonicotinoids, including clothianidin, as regards the risk to bees, as a follow up of previous mandates received from the European Commission on neonicotinoids. The context of the evaluation was that required by the European Commission in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to review the approval of active substances in light of new scientific and technical knowledge and monitoring data. In this context and in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, EFSA has been previously asked by European Commission to organise an open call for data in order to collect new scientific information as regards the risk to bees from the neonicotinoid pesticide active substances clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid applied as seed treatments and granules in the EU. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the supported uses as an insecticide of clothianidin applied as seed treatments and granules, on the new relevant data collected in the framework of the open call organised by EFSA and on the updated literature search performed by EFSA. The reliable endpoints, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment derived from the submitted studies and literature data as well as any other relevant data available at national level and made available to EFSA, are presented. Concerns are identified.
应欧盟委员会要求，欧洲食品安全局（EFSA）对包括噻虫胺在内的新烟碱类物质对蜜蜂的风险进行了更新的风险评估，作为对欧盟委员会先前关于新烟碱类物质的任务授权的后续行动。评估背景是欧盟委员会根据第1107/2009号法规（EC）第21条的要求，根据新的科学技术知识和监测数据审查活性物质的批准情况。在此背景下，根据第178/2002号法规（EC）第31条，欧盟委员会先前已要求EFSA组织一次公开的数据征集活动，以收集有关在欧盟作为种子处理剂和颗粒剂使用的新烟碱类农药活性物质噻虫胺、噻虫嗪和吡虫啉对蜜蜂风险的新科学信息。这些结论是基于对作为种子处理剂和颗粒剂使用的噻虫胺作为杀虫剂的支持用途的评估、在EFSA组织的公开征集框架内收集的新相关数据以及EFSA进行的更新文献检索得出的。文中列出了从提交的研究和文献数据以及国家层面提供给EFSA的任何其他相关数据中得出的、适用于监管风险评估的可靠终点。同时也指出了存在的问题。
