Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin: Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Standards of Feed and Feed Additives (Amendment of an agricultural chemical residue standard)

Proposal for the amendments of the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the agricultural chemical: Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin.Commodity (for feed)        Proposed MRL(mg/kg)      Current MRL(mg/kg)Oats                                                    2                                         1Barley                                                  2                                         1Wheat                                                 2                                         1Maize                                                   2                                         1Milo                                                     2                                         1Rye                                                     2                                         1Hay                                                     1                                         5Note:- Residue definition for enforcement: Sum of deltamethrin (including deltamethrin converted from tralomethrin), and metabolites CR[(R)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl=(1R,3R)-3-(dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] and CT[(S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl=(1S,3S)-3-(dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] converted to deltamethrin.- Hay includes hay and fodder (dry), straw, forage (green) and silage. The MRL is set as 90% dry matter base.