As for nuts and dried fruits, the proposed MRL changes on the Schedule 20 are the following:
- Omitting from each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs:
- The residue of diafenthiuron in peanut at T0.1 ppm.
- The residue of fenvalerate in peanut at T0.1 ppm.
- The residue of phosmet in stone fruits at 1 ppm.
- The residue of pyridate in peanut at *0.1 ppm.
- The residue of sulfoxaflor in dried grapes (currants, raisins and sultanas) at T10 ppm.
- Inserting for each of the following chemicals the foods and associated MRLs:
- The residue of abamectin in cranberry at 0.05 ppm.
- The residue of cyhalothrin in pecan at 0.05 ppm.
- The residue of difenoconazole in cranberry at 0.6 ppm and pecan at 0.03 ppm.
- The residue of diuron in date at T0.5 ppm.
- The residue of emamectin in pecan at 0.02 ppm.
- The residue of fluazifop-p-butyl in pecan at 0.05 ppm.
- The residue of flupyradifurone in stone fruits at 1.5 ppm.
- The residue of mandestrobin in dried grapes (raisins) at 7 ppm.
- The residue of mesotrione in pecan and plums (including prunes) at 0.01 ppm.
* indicates that the maximum residue limit is set at the limit of determination.
‘T’ indicates that the maximum residue limit is a temporary maximum residue limit.
The deadline for submissions is January 20, 2019.
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