On October 18, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strains T-22 and ITEM-908.
The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Sweden, for the pesticide active substance Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strains T-22 and ITEM-908 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1095/2007.
The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strains T-22 and ITEM-908 as a fungicide on tomatoes, however it should be noted that for the stain ITEM-908 no GAP table was available. The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed Concerns are identified.
