Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Fluopyram (PMRL2016-21)

Regular notification 2016-05-18
G/SPS/N/CAN/1022

Description

The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-21 is to consult on the listed domestic and/or import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fluopyram that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity
400 Herbs, dried (Crop Subgroup 19A/dried)
70 Herbs, fresh (Crop Subgroup 19A/fresh); dill seed
60 Hops (dried)
50 Leafy Brassica greens (Crop Subgroup 5B); fresh chive leaves
40 Leafy greens (Crop Subgroup 4A)
30 Leaves of root and tuber vegetables, human food or animal feed (Crop Group 2)
20 Leaf petioles (Crop Subgroup 4B)
15 Green onions, except fresh chive leaves (Crop Subgroup 3-07B)
8.0 Citrus oil
7.0 Bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B)
5.0 Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A)
4.0 Head and stem Brassica (Crop Subgroup 5A); edible-podded legume vegetables (Crop Subgroup 6A); peppers/eggplants (Crop Subgroup 8-09B); globe artichokes
3.0 Raisins
2.0 Cherries1 (Crop Subgroup 12-09A); small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, except grapes and gooseberries2 (Crop Subgroup 13-07F); low growing berries, except lowbush blueberries and lingonberries3 (Crop Subgroup 13-07G); dried nectarines; dried peaches; wheat bran; wheat germ
1.8 Oilseeds, except rapeseeds (canola)4 (Crop Subgroup 20R-A)
1.5 Dried tomatoes
1.0 Tomatoes (Crop Subgroup 8-09A); melon, except watermelons5 (Crop Subgroup 9A); citrus fruits, (Crop Group 10R); peaches (Crop Subgroup 12-09B)
0.8 Pome fruit6 (Crop Group 11-09); cottonseeds7 (Crop Subgroup 20R-C)
0.7 Dried shelled peas and beans, except soybeans8 (Crop Subgroup 6C); sunflowers (Crop Subgroup 20R-B)
0.6 Squash/cucumber (Crop Subgroup 9B)
0.5 Plums (Crop Subgroup 12-09C)
0.4 Bulb onions (Crop Subgroup 3-07A)
0.3 Root vegetables, except sugar beets (Crop Subgroup 1B); dry soybeans9
0.2 Succulent shelled peas and beans (Crop Subgroup 6B); peanuts10
0.1 Tuberous and corm vegetables11 (Crop Subgroup 1C)
0.08 Sugarcane cane
10 Meat by-products of cattle, goats, horses and sheep12
2.0 Milk12
1.5 Fat and meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep12
0.15 Meat by-products of poultry12
0.06 Meat by-products of hogs12
0.05 Fat of poultry12
ppm = parts per million
1 The new MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 12-09A will replace the existing MRL of 1.5 ppm in/on sweet cherries and tart cherries.
2 There is an existing MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on grapes. Gooseberries are covered by the new MRL of 7.0 ppm in/on CSG 13-07B.
3 Lowbush blueberries and lingonberries are covered by the new MRL of 7.0 ppm in/on CSG 13-07B. The new MRL of 2.0 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 13-07G will replace the existing MRL of 1.5 ppm in/on strawberries.
4 There is an existing MRL of 1.8 ppm in/on rapeseeds (canola).
5 There is an existing MRL of 1.0 ppm in/on watermelons.
6 The new MRL of 0.8 ppm in/on commodities of CG 11-09 will replace the existing MRL of 0.3 ppm in/on apples.
7 The new MRL of 0.8 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 20C will replace the existing MRL of 0.01 ppm in/on undelinted cotton seeds.
8 The new MRL of 0.7 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 6C will replace the existing MRLs of 0.4 ppm in/on dry chickpeas and dry lentils, and 0.09 ppm in/on dry beans.
9 The new MRL of 0.3 ppm in/on dry soybeans will replace the existing MRL of 0.1 ppm in/on dry soybeans.
10 The new MRL of 0.2 ppm in/on peanuts will replace the existing MRL of 0.02 ppm in/on peanuts.
11 The new MRL of 0.1 ppm in/on commodities of CSG 1C will replace the existing MRL of 0.02 ppm in/on these commodities, based on the new use pattern and corresponding new residue data.
12 The new MRLs in/on animal commodities will replace the existing MRLs of 0.40 ppm in/on meat byproducts of cattle, goats, horses and sheep, 0.10 ppm in/on meat byproducts of poultry, 0.06 ppm in milk, 0.05 ppm in/on fat and meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep, 0.03 ppm in/on meat byproducts of hogs, fat and meat of poultry, and 0.02 ppm in/on fat and meat of hogs.
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.

Keywords

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