As for nuts and dried fruits, the draft sets the following MRLs for imazalil:
- The MRL for imazalil is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs, and peanuts.
The final date for comments is June 4, 2019. The proposed date of adoption is September 2019.
In addition, another draft sets the following MRLs for cyflufenamid, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole and tembotrione:
- The MRL for cyflufenamid is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, cranberries, figs and dates; 0.07 in plums; 0.2 ppm in grapes; and 0.1 ppm in peanuts.
- The MRL for fenbuconazole is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, dates and figs; 0.6 ppm in apricots and plums; 1.5 ppm in grapes; 1 ppm in cranberries; and 0.1 ppm in peanuts.
- The MRL for fluquinconazole is set at 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs, and peanuts.
The final date for comments is June 9, 2019. The proposed date of adoption is November 2019.
*Indicates lower limit of determination.
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