Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance cerevisane (cell walls of <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> strain LAS117)

The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State France for the pesticide active substance cerevisane (cell walls of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS117), and the assessment of the proposal for 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 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of the active substance as a systemic resistance inducer against fungi and bacteria in lettuce and other salad crops. The reliable endpoints concluded as being appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, derived from the available studies and literature in the dossier peer reviewed, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. No concerns are identified.