据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，2022年9月20日，欧盟食品安全局就活性物质石英砂（quartz sand）的农药风险评估发布同行评审。
经过评估，将石英砂作为驱虫剂用在落叶和针叶树（专业用途和非专业用途）、果园、林业观赏灌木和乔木（专业用途和非专业用途）以及林业针叶树和落叶树木幼苗（专业用途）的基础上。欧盟食品安全局提出了适用于监管风险评估的可靠端点，列出了监管框架要求的缺失信息，未发现任何问题。部分原文报道如下：
The conclusions of the EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State, Latvia, and co-rapporteur Member State, Romania, for the pesticide active substance quartz sand and the considerations as regards the inclusion of the substance in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/1659. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative field uses of quartz sand as a game repellent on deciduous and coniferous trees (professional use and non-professional use), orchards, ornamental shrubs and trees in forestry (professional use and non-professional use) and seedlings of conifer and deciduous trees in forestry (professional use). The reliable end points, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. No concerns are identified.
