Established Maximum Residue Limit: Azoxystrobin

Addendum to Regular Notification 2021-03-17
G/SPS/N/CAN/1363/Add.1

Description

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for azoxystrobin notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1363 (dated 21 December 2020) was adopted 11 March 2021. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity260                  Dried angelica leaves; dried wintergreen leaves50                    Fresh wintergreen leaves; ti palm leaves25                    Mizuna3.0                   Quinoa2.0                   American plums; beach plums; black cherries; Canada plums; capulins; cherry plums; Japanese apricots; jujubes; Klamath plums; Nanking cherries; sloes0.5                  Ti palm roots0.2                  Bush tomatoes; coconas; currant tomatoes; garden huckleberries; goji berries; naranjillas; sunberries; tree tomatoes0.02                African tree nuts; Brazilian pine nuts; bunya nuts; bur oak nuts; cajou nuts; candlenuts; coconuts; coquito nuts; dika nuts; gingko nuts; Guiana chestnuts; heartnuts;        Japanese horse-chestnuts; mongongo nuts; monkey-pot nuts; monkey puzzle nuts; okari nuts; pachira nuts; peach palm nuts; pequi nuts; pili nuts; pine nuts; sapucaia nuts; tropical almond nuts; yellowhorn nuts1 ppm = parts per million

MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html). The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.

Keywords

Food safety; Human health; Pesticides; Maximum residue limits (MRLs); Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.