2023年5月1日，欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）发布消息称，拟制定精甲霜灵（metalaxyl-M）在油棕果和胡椒中的进口限量。
根据欧盟委员会第396/2005号法规第6章，Syngenta Crop Protection AG向比利时国家主管部门提交申请，要求制定精甲霜灵在油棕果和胡椒中的进口限量。经过评估，欧盟食品安全局得出结论，根据所报道的农业实践，短期和长期摄入因使用精甲霜灵而产生的残留物不太可能对消费者健康构成风险。部分原文报道如下：
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted a request to the competent national authority in Belgium to set an import tolerance for the active substance metalaxyl-M in oil palms fruits and peppercorn (black, green and white). The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for oil palms fruits and peppercorn. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of metalaxyl-M in the commodities under consideration at the validated limit of quantification (LOQ) of 0.01 mg/kg. based on the risk assessment results, EFSA concluded that the short-term and long-term intake of residues resulting from the use of metalaxyl-M according to the authorised agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health.
