Fenarimol was reviewed for the first time by the 1995 JMPR and a number of maximum residue levels were estimated. Although data on the environmental fate of fenarimol in soil were submitted to the Environmental Core Assessment Group at that Meeting they were not, as would normally be expected, submitted for the consideration of the FAO Panel. The manufacturer agreed to submit the data to the FAO for consideration by the FAO Panel at the 1996 JMPR. The 1995 Meeting decided that in these circumstances the maximum residue levels should be recommended only as temporary MRLs with a requirement for the environmental fate studies. The manufacturer has now submitted data on the environmental fate of fenarimol in soil.
The 1995 Meeting concluded that a maximum residue level of 5 mg/kg for dry hops would be appropriate but, since samples in the relevant trials were stored for 13 months before analysis, decided not to recommend an MRL for hops in the absence of data confirming the stability of fenarimol in a leafy crop. A study of the stability of fenarimol residues in dried hops has now been submitted.
