Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Chloropicrin (PMRL2019-20)

Regular notification 2019-08-30
G/SPS/N/CAN/1268

Description

The objective of the notified document PMRL2019-20 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for chloropicrin that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1             Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.025                    American plums, azaroles, beach plums, Beltsville bunching onions, black cherries, Canada plums, capulins, cherry plums, chickasaw plums, Chinese quinces, Damson plums, daylilies, elegans hosta, fresh Chinese chive leaves, fresh chive leaves, fresh onions, fritillaria bulbs, fritillaria leaves, Japanese apricots, Japanese plums, Japanese quinces, jujubes, klamath plums, kurrats, lady's leeks, lilies, macrostem onions, medlars, Nanking cherries, pearl onions, serpent garlic, shallot bulbs2, shallot leaves2, sloes, tejocotes, wild leeks1 ppm = parts per million2 To reflect current terminology, it is proposed that the established MRL for shallots be replaced with MRLs for shallot bulbs and shallot leaves.

Keywords

Food safety; Human health; Pesticides; Maximum residue limits (MRLs)