Established Maximum Residue Limit: S-metolachlor

The proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) document for s-metolachlor notified in G/SPS/N/CAN/1050 (dated 10 August 2016) was adopted 6 November 2016. The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:

MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity
0.8 Oriental radish tops
0.6 Parsnip roots
0.5 Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9)2
0.3 Edible-podded soybeans, oriental radish roots
0.1 Leaf petioles vegetables (Crop Subgroup 22B)
1 ppm = parts per million
2 The MRL of 0.5 ppm replaces the currently established MRLs of 0.13 ppm for cucumbers and 0.10 ppm for melons (CSG 9A), pumpkins, and winter squash and establishes new MRLs for the remaining crops in Crop Group 9.

MRLs are established for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-proteger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website.

MRLs established in Canada may be found using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database (http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-proteger/food-nourriture/mrl-lmr-eng.php). The database allows users to search for pesticides(s) or for food commodity(ies).