The European Commission has notified the World Trade Organization of the Annexes to Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for acrinathrin, metalaxyl and thiabendazole in or on certain products.As for nuts and dried fruits, the Draft sets the following MRLs:
- The MRL for acrinathrin is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.02* ppm in tree nuts, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts; and from 0.3 ppm to 0.02* ppm in apricots, from 0.2 ppm to 0.02* ppm in plums.
- The MRL for metalaxyl is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.02* ppm in tree nuts; and from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in apricots, plums and cranberries.
- The MRL for thiabendazole is lowered from 0.1* ppm to 0.02* ppm in tree nuts; and from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts.
*Indicates lower limit of determination.The final date for comments is February 12, 2017. The proposed date of publication is May 2017.For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.