(6)As regards nicotine in tea, a temporary MRL a of 0,5 mg/kg was set by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/115note with a deadline for review by February 2026. After this date, the MRL would automatically be lowered to 0,4 mg/kg unless it is modified before, in the light of new data provided by 30 June 2025. Monitoring data submitted within the set deadline by food business operators indicate that a level of 0,4 mg/kg is not widely achievable. The presence of nicotine residues in food is often due to factors such as environmental and/or manufacture contamination or endogenous production rather than to its use as pesticide. Since the Authority concluded that a level of 0,5 mg/kg of nicotine in tea is safe for consumersnote, it is appropriate to maintain the current temporary MRL of 0,5 mg/kg for nicotine in tea to take into account residues resulting from potential sources other than pesticide use and to extend the validity of that temporary MRL until 22 February 2030.
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