Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Fluazifop-butyl (PMRL2018-54)

Regular notification 2018-12-10
G/SPS/N/CAN/1229

Description

The objective of the notified document PMRL2018-54 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fluazifop-butyl that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1       Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity5.0                    Leaf lettuce3.0                    Head lettuce1.5                    Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B)0.5                    Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A, except dry bulb onions)20.08                  Caneberries (crop subgroup 13-07A)1 ppm = parts per million2 Dry bulb onions are excluded from this MRL action as a 0.5 ppm MRL is already established for the commodity.
MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of the Canada.ca website.

Keywords

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