This draft amends several pesticide MRLs for different food commodities. Regarding nuts and dried fruits, the following MRLs were listed:
- Fluopyram: peanut at 0.02 ppm.
- Flutriafol: almond at 0.6 ppm and pecan at 0.02 ppm.
- Isofetamid: grape at 5.0 ppm.
- Pyrifluquinazon: plum at 0.1 ppm and grape at 1.0 ppm.
- Pyriofenone: grape at 2.0 ppm.
- Quinclorac: cranberry at 1.5 ppm.
- Spiroxamine: grape at 0.5 ppm.
- Sulfentrazone: hazelnut at 0.1 ppm.
The deadline for comments is March 20, 2020.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China notified the World Trade Organization of the National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods. This standard specifies 642 maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 68 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on foods.
The deadline for comments is March 21, 2020.
In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China notified the World Trade Organization of the National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods. This standard specifies 642 maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 68 pesticides, including abamectin, etc. in or on foods.
The deadline for comments is March 21, 2020.
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