The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service issued a GAIN Report with an unofficial translation of the draft. Regarding nuts and dried fruits, the following MRLs were listed:
- Azoxystrobin: peanut kernel at 0.5 ppm.
- Cyflumetofen: raisin at 1.5 ppm and nuts at 0.01 ppm.
- Difenoconazole: raisin at 6 ppm.
- Dichlobenil: raisin at 0.15* ppm.
- Diquat: cashew nut at 0.02 ppm.
- Dithianon: raisin at 3.5 ppm.
- Epoxiconazole: peanut kernel at 0.05 ppm.
- Fenpropathrin: dried prune at 3 ppm and nuts at 0.15 ppm.
- Fenpyroximate: dried prune at 0.7 ppm.
- Fluopyram: peanut kernel at 0.03* ppm, raisin at 5* ppm and nuts at 0.04* ppm.
- Imazamox: peanut kernel at 0.01* ppm.
- Mesotrione: cranberry at 0.01 ppm.
- Metrafenone: raisin at 20* ppm.
- Myclobutanil: raisin at 6 ppm.
- Phosmet: cranberry at 3 ppm.
- Propiconazole: dried prune at 0.6 ppm.
- Prothioconazole: cranberry at 0.15* ppm.
- Spirotetramat: cranberry at 0.2* ppm.
- Sulfoxaflor: raisin at 6* ppm.
- Thiamethoxam: peanut kernel at 0.05 ppm.
*The MRL is the temporary limit.
The deadline for comments is April 20, 2018.
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