Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Pyraclostrobin (PMRL2016-27)

The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-27 is to consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pyraclostrobin that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity
200 Dried herbs (Crop Group 19A)
40 Crop group 2 (leaves of root and tuber vegetables, except garden beet tops and radish tops2, 3), fresh herbs (crop group 19A), dill seeds, fresh chive leaves
3.0 American persimmons, globe artichokes
2.5 Crop group 12-09 (stone fruits)4
1.4 Barley5
0.6 Tropical and subtropical fruits - medium to large fruits, smooth, inedible peel, except banana6 (Crop subgroup 24B)7, mamey sapotes, sapodillas, sorghum
0.45 Undelinted cotton seeds
0.3 Green coffee beans
0.2 Sugarcane cane
1 ppm = parts per million
2 Garden beet tops and radish tops are excluded from this MRL action as a 40 ppm MRL is already established for these commodities.
3 The new MRL of 40 ppm in/on Crop Group 2 - Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables, will replace the existing MRL of 16 ppm in/on turnip tops and celeriac tops.
4 The new MRL of 2.5 ppm in/on Crop Group 12-09 - Stone Fruits, will replace the existing MRL of 0.7 ppm in/on apricots, fresh prune plums, nectarines, peaches, plumcots, plums, sweet cherries and tart cherries.
5 The new MRL of 1.4 ppm in/on barley will replace the existing MRL of 0.4 ppm in/on barley.
6 Bananas are excluded from this MRL action as a 0.04 ppm MRL is currently established for this commodity.
7 The new MRL of 0.6 ppm in/on Crop Subgroup 24B will replace the existing MRL of 0.1 ppm for mango and papaya.
MRLs are proposed 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.