Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Mefentrifluconazole (PMRL2023-41)

The objective of the notified document PMRL2023-41 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for mefentrifluconazole that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1      Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity       30                 Leafy vegetables (crop group 4-13, except head lettuce)       20                 Leaves of root and tuber vegetables (human food or animal feed) (crop group 2)       5.0                Bushberries (crop subgroup 13-07B, except gooseberries2); head lettuce       4.0                Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B); dried tomatoes       2.0                Low growing berries (crop subgroup 13-07G)        1.5                Bananas; sugarcane cane       0.9                Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-09)       0.7                Root vegetable (except sugar beet) (crop subgroup 1B)       0.5                 Melon (crop subgroup 9A); green coffee beans       0.2                Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A); squash/cucumber (crop subgroup 9B); undelinted cotton seeds      0.15                Sunflowers (crop subgroup 20B, revised)1 ppm = parts per million2 An MRL of 1.5 ppm is already established for gooseberries under crop subgroup 13-07F (Small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit)The commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html in the Pesticides section of the Canada.ca website.