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<BR>Home,Anses,News,Press room,Agenda,Our topics,Food,Animal health and nutrition,Environmental health,Occupational health,Plants,Opinions and publications,Last opinions and reports,Food opinions and reports,Animal health and nutrition opinions and reports,Environmental and occupational health opinions and reports,Plants opinions,Opinions and reports in English,Bulletins and periodicals,Other publications,Subscribe to Anses newsletter,Research and reference,Research program,Laboratories and reference activities, + ,Job opportunities,Public procurement contracts,Our websites,Partners,Extranet / ExpertNet,Kid's area,Legal notice,Contact, ,<BR>As part of the marketing authorisation for Cruiser, the Directorate-General for Food put in place a national post-approval monitoring programme. This programme, which is intended to verify the absence of unintentional effects on pollinating insects, and particularly on domestic bees, runs from the 2008 sowing period until spring 2009, and is therefore still under way. Not all of the data have been gathered to date, and not all of the analytical results of samples already taken are available yet. <BR><BR>On 14 October 2008, Afssa received a request from the Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate-General for Food to find out whether the initial data obtained from this programme were likely to modify the conclusions of the previously issued Opinions. The response to this request was issued in an Opinion dated 23 October 2008.<BR>Based on the data available, Afssa concluded that the initial findings of the monitoring programme did not highlight any concerns that would justify a review of the conclusions and recommendations issued in its previous Opinions.<BR>Based on the findings presented, Afssa has also been able to add to the recommendations it had already issued by requiring additional technical measures be implemented without delay to reduce the emission and dispersal of dust when sowing.<BR>All of this information prompted Afssa to issue an Opinion in favour of renewing Cruiser's marketing authorisation; this Opinion was sent to the competent authorities on 14 November 2008.<BR><BR>Reminder: Context<BR><BR>On 20 November 2007, Afssa issued an Opinion on the marketing authorisation application for the plant protection product "Cruiser", as part of a mutual recognition procedure between Member States. The Opinion considered that use of this product resulted in an acceptable short-term risk to bee colonies. However, the long-term risks could not be assessed in their entirety, pending the results of an ongoing study. On 20 December 2007, a second Opinion on the analysis of additional data completing the risk assessment for bees was issued. In this Opinion, Afssa upheld the favourable Opinion it had already issued as regards the marketing authorisation of the product, but developed the recommended precautionary measures to reduce bee exposure via the treated crop. <BR>On 7 January 2008, the French Ministry of Agriculture granted a marketing authorisation for the insecticide Cruiser, with the conditions of use and restrictions put forward by the Agency. <BR>On 13 June 2008, a third Opinion on the examination of data on the risk of groundwater becoming contaminated, supplemented the two earlier Opinions.<BR><BR><BR>For more information<BR><BR>Afssa's Opinions<BR><BR>21 November 2007, Marketing authorisation application for the thiamethoxam-based insecticide Cruiser as part of a mutual recognition procedure <BR><BR>20 December 2007, Conclusions of the assessment of the insecticide Cruiser concerning the long-term risk to bee colonies<BR><BR>25 January 2008, Request for an Opinion on compliance with a management measure put forward for Cruiser<BR><BR>13 June 2008, Conclusions of the assessment of the insecticide Cruiser concerning the groundwater contamination risk<BR><BR>23 October 2008, Conclusions of the assessment of the insecticide Cruiser with regard to the monitoring plan results<BR>Cruiser project: Afssa is examining the initial findings of the post-approval monitoring programme<BR>19 November 2008<BR><BR>News<BR>Highlighted news,Archives,-,Archives of AFSSET news,Archives of AFSSA news,<A HREF='PM9100F3I0.htm'>View News</A>
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As part of the marketingauthorisation forCruiser, the Directorate-General for Food put in place a national post-approval monitoring programme. This programme, which is intended to verify the absence of unintentional effects on pollinating insects, and particularly on domestic bees, runs from the 2008 sowing period until spring 2009, and is therefore still under way. Not all of the data have been gathered to date, and not all of the analytical results of samples already taken are available yet.
On 14 October 2008, Afssa received a request from the Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate-General for Food to find out whether the initial data obtained from this programme were likely to modify the conclusions of the previously issued Opinions. The response to this request was issued in an Opinion dated 23 October 2008. Based on the data available, Afssa concluded that the initial findings of the monitoring programme did not highlight any concerns that would justify a review of the conclusions and recommendations issued in its previous Opinions. Based on the findings presented, Afssa has also been able to add to the recommendations it had already issued by requiring additional technical measures be implemented without delay to reduce the emission and dispersal of dust when sowing. All of this information prompted Afssa to issue an Opinion in favour of renewing Cruiser's marketing authorisation; this Opinion was sent to the competent authorities on 14 November 2008.
Reminder: Context On 20 November 2007, Afssa issued an Opinion on the marketing authorisation application for the plant protection product "Cruiser", as part of a mutual recognition procedure between Member States. The Opinion considered that use of this product resulted in an acceptable short-term risk to bee colonies. However, the long-term risks could not be assessed in their entirety, pending the results of an ongoing study. On 20 December 2007, a second Opinion on the analysis of additional data completing the risk assessment for bees was issued. In this Opinion, Afssa upheld the favourable Opinion it had already issued as regards the marketing authorisation of the product, but developed the recommended precautionary measures to reduce bee exposure via the treated crop. On 7 January 2008, the French Ministry of Agriculture granted a marketing authorisation for the insecticide Cruiser, with the conditions of use and restrictions put forward by the Agency. On 13 June 2008, a third Opinion on the examination of data on the risk of groundwater becoming contaminated, supplemented the two earlier Opinions.
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