Draft Amendment of the Sixteenth Schedule, Food Regulations 1985

Regular notification 2018-12-17
G/SPS/N/MYS/43

Description

Draft amendment of the Sixteenth Schedule of the Food Regulations 1985 includes:
1. The addition of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of new pesticides;
2. The addition of new MRLs of new commodities to existing pesticides;
3. The deletion of certain commodities of existing pesticides; and
4. The deletion of existing pesticides.
>The following pesticides being considered for specified plant commodities are:Abamectin, Acephate, Alachlor, Ametryn, Aminopyralid, Amitraz, Anilofos, Azadirachtin, Azoxystrobin, Bacillus thuringiensis, Benalaxyl, Bendiocarb, Benomyl, Bentazone, Bitertanol, Bistrifluron, Bordeaux mixture, BPMC/Fenobucarb, Bromacil, Bromopropylate, Buprofezin, Butocarboxim, Cadusafos, Captan, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Carbosulfan, Cartap, Chinomethionat, Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorfluazuron, Chlorimuron ethyl, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpyrifos, Chromafenozide, Cinosulfuron, Clethodim, Clomazone, Copper sulphate, Coumaphos, Cupric hydroxide, Cuprous oxide, Cyclosulfamuron, Cycloxydim, Cyfluthrin/beta-cyfluthrin, Cyhalofop-butyl, Cyhalothrin, Cymoxanil, Cypermethrine, Cyproconazole, Cyromazine, Deltamethrin, Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Difenoconazole, Diflubenzuron, Dimethoate, Dithiocarbamates, Dinotefuran, Emamectin benzoate, Endosulfan, Epoxiconazole, EPTC, Ethiprole, Ethoxysufuron, Etofenprox, Famoxadone, Fenamiphos, Fenitrothion, Fenoxycarb, Fenpropathrin, Fenpyroximate, Fenvalerate, Fipronil, Fluazifob-butyl, Flubendiamide, Flucetosulfuron, Flufenacet, Flufenoxuron, Fluroxypyr, Fluopicolide, Flutolanil, Formetanate hydrochloride, Formothion, Fosetyl aluminium, Furathiocarb, Glufosinate ammonium, Hexaconazole, Hexazinone, Hexythiazox, Hydrogen phospide, Imidacloprid, Inorganic bromide, Indoxacarb, Ipovalicarb, Iprodione, Isazofos, Isoprocarb, Isoprothiolane, Lufenuron, Malathion, MCPA, Mepronil, Mercaptodimethur, Metalaxyl, Metaldehyd, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Methoxyfenozide, Metolachlor, Metosulam, Metribuzin, Molinate, Monocrotophos, MSMA, MTMC, Myclobutanil, Napropamide, Ofurace, Orthosulfamuron, Oxadixyl, Oxycarboxin, Oxyfluorfen, Paraquat, Pencycuron, Pendimethalin, Permethrin, Phenthoate, Phoxim, Picloram, Pirimiphos-methyl, Pretilachlor, Prochloraz, Profenofos, Propamocarb, Propanil, Propargite, Propiconazole, Propoxur, Prothiofos, Propyrisulfuron, Pymetrozine, Pyraclostrobin, Pyrethrum, Pyribenzoxim, Pyridalyl, Pyridaben, Pyriproxyfen, Quinalphos, Quinchlorac, Quintozene, Quizalofop-ethyl, Sethoxydim, Silafluofen, Sulphur, Spinetoram, Spinosad, Spirodiclofen, Spiromesifen, Spirotetramat, Tebuconazole, Tebufenozide, Teflubenzuron, Terbuthylazine, Tetradifon, Thiamethoxam, Thiobencarb, Thiocyclam-hydrogen oxalate, Thiometon, Thiophanate-methyl, Tolclofos-methyl, Tolfenpyrad, Tralomethrin, Triadimefon, Triadimenol, Triasulfuron, Triazophos, Tribasic copper sulphate, Trichlorfon, Tricyclazole, Tridermorph, Triflumuron, Trifloxystrobin, Vinclozolin, White oil.

Keywords

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