2024年12月17日，欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）发布消息称，拟制定嘧菌酯（azoxystrobin）在甜瓜和西瓜中的进口限量。
根据欧盟委员会第396/2005号法规第6章，Syngenta Crop Protection AG 向奥地利国家主管部门提交申请，要求制定嘧菌酯在甜瓜和西瓜中的进口限量。根据风险评估结果，EFSA得出结论，根据所报告的农业实践，长期摄入因使用嘧菌酯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 Austria to set an import tolerance for the active substance azoxystrobin in melons and watermelons. The data submitted in support of the request were found to be sufficient to derive MRL proposals for melons and watermelons. Adequate analytical methods for enforcement are available to control the residues of azoxystrobin on the commodities under consideration at the validated LOQ of 0.01 mg/kg. based on the risk assessment results, noting that an acute risk assessment was not deemed necessary for azoxystrobin, EFSA concluded that the long-term intake of residues resulting from the use of azoxystrobin according to the reported agricultural practices is unlikely to present a risk to consumer health. It is to be noted that the chronic consumer exposure estimated for residues in animal commodities is indicative due to data gaps related to the toxicity of livestock metabolites L1, L4, L9 and K1.
