Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Fomesafen (PMRL2018-17)

Regular notification 2018-07-17
G/SPS/N/CAN/1179

Description

The objective of the notified document PMRL2018-17 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fomesafen that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1                Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity0.05                        Dry chickpeas, dry field peas, dry lentils, dry pigeon peas, edible-podded dwarf peas, edible-podded peas, edible-podded pigeon peas, edible-podded snow peas, edible-podded sugar snap peas, succulent shelled English peas, succulent shelled garden peas,                                     succulent shelled green peas, succulent shelled peas, succulent shelled pigeon peas.0.02                        Low growing berries (crop subgroup 13-07G)
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

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