Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Picoxystrobin (PMRL2018-42)

Regular notification 2018-09-03
G/SPS/N/CAN/1207

Description

The objective of the notified document PMRL2018-42 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for picoxystrobin that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1                Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity15                           Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B)3                             Sunflowers (revised) (crop subgroup 20B)0.8                          Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A)0.6                          Sugar beet roots0.06                        Peanuts0.04                        Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)0.03                       Almond nuts

1 ppm = parts per million
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 Health Canada's website.

Keywords

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