Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)

Proposal for the amendments of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for an agricultural chemical: Imidacloprid.

Commodity (for feed)         Proposed MRL(mg/kg)       Current MRL(mg/kg)
>Oats                                                0.04                                  0.05Barley                                             0.04                                  0.05 Wheat                                              0.2                                   0.05
Maize                                              0.05                                  0.05Milo                                                 0.04                                  0.05
Rye                                                 0.04                                  0.05
Hay                                                  0.5                                    0.5

Note:The MRLs are established for the parent compound Imidacloprid only.Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.