Focussed review of the existing maximum residue levels for lambda‐cyhalothrin in light of the unspecific residue definition and the existing good agricultural practices for the substance gamma‐cyhalothrin

In compliance with Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received from the European Commission a mandate to provide its reasoned opinion on the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for lambda‐cyhalothrin which might lead to consumers intake concerns on the basis of the new toxicological reference values for gamma‐cyhalothrin and of the data currently available to EFSA for lambda‐cyhalothrin. In order to identify the MRLs of potential concern that require a more detailed assessment, EFSA performed a conservative risk assessment screening taking into account the crops for which MRLs were proposed in the framework of the Article 12 and the Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 reflecting the use of lambda‐cyhalothrin and the new toxicological reference values for gamma‐cyhalothrin.