Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Tolfenpyrad (PMRL2023-40)

The objective of the notified document PMRL2023-40 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for tolfenpyrad that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).MRL (ppm)1    Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity40               Brassica leafy greens (crop subgroup 4-13B)230             Citrus oil3;bitter lettuce, blackjack, cat’s whiskers, cham-chwi, cham-na-mul, Chinese amaranth, Chinese violets, chipilin, buckhorn plantain leaves, cosmos, dang-gwi, dol-nam-mul, ebolo, English primrose, escaroles, fameflowers, feather cockscombs, fresh cilantro leaves, fresh dillweed leaves, good King Henry, huauzontles, Indian asters, jute leave10             Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B)1.5             Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-09)1.0             Pome fruits (crop group 11-09, except apples)0.8             Citrus fruits (crop group 10) (revised)40.7             Cottonseeds (crop subgroup 20C) (revised)50.09          Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A)0.01           Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)61 ppm = parts per million2 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 30 ppm for arugula, garland cress and upland cress.3 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 70 ppm for citrus oil.4 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 1.5 ppm for citrus fruits.5 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.7 ppm for undelinted cotton seeds with a single MRL on crop subgroup 20C (revised). This MRL will be applicable to all commodities within crop subgroup 20C (revised).6 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm for potatoes with a single MRL on crop subgroup 1C. This MRL will be applicable to all commodities within crop subgroup 1C.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.