Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Proposed Revision or Revocation of Maximum Residue Limits for Discontinued Agricultural Pest Control Products: Update 2 (PMRL2018-44)

Regular notification 2018-11-19
G/SPS/N/CAN/1214

Description

The objectives of the notified document PMRL2018-44 are to consult on:1) the listed  maximum residue limits (MRLs) for tetrachlorvinphos that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA);MRL (ppm)1       Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity10                     Apples1.5                    Fat of cattle1.5                    Fat of hogs10                     Grapes1.5                    Meat of cattle1.5                    Meat of hogs1.5                    Meat by-products of cattle1.5                    Meat by-products of hogs1 ppm = parts per millionand 2) to consult on the proposed  MRLs revocations for carbofuran, diazinon, dicofol, dinocap, diphenamid, disulfoton, nicotine, phosalone, pirimicarb, sodium trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and vinclozolin and corresponding commodities identified in the PMRL.

Keywords

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