Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Buprofezin (PMRL2016-04)

The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-04 is to consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Buprofezin that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

MRL (ppm) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity
80 Citrus oil
60 Leafy Brassica greens subgroup (Crop Subgroup 5B)
35 Leafy Vegetables except Brassica vegetables (Crop Group 4)
30 Tea (dried leaves)
12 Head and Stem Brassica vegetables subgroup (Crop Subgroup 5A)
9.0 Peach subgroup (Crop Subgroup 12-09B)
6.0 Pears, Asian pears
5.0 Olives
4.0 Orange subgroup (Crop Subgroup 10A)
3.0 Low growing berry subgroup (Crop Subgroup 13-07G), apples, crabapples, loquats, mayhaws, quinces
2.0 Fruiting Vegetables (Crop Group 8-09), Cherry subgroup (Crop Subgroup 12-09A), Plum subgroup (Crop Subgroup 12-09C), raisins
1.0 Grapes
0.9 Papayas, star apples, black sapotes, mangos, sapodillas, canistels, mamey sapotes
0.7 Cucurbit Vegetables (Crop Group 9)
0.35 Green coffee beans, undelinted cotton seeds
0.3 Lychees, avocados, bananas, sugar apples, cherimoyas, atemoyas, custard apples, ilamas, soursops, biribas, longans, Spanish limes, rambutans, pulasans, guavas, feijoas, jaboticabas, wax jambus, starfruits, passionfruits, acerolas
0.05 Tree Nuts (Crop Group 14-11)
0.02 Edible-podded snap beans
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 (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.