As for nuts and dried fruits, the draft sets the following MRLs:
- The MRL for linuron is lowered from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts, apricots, plums, grapes, cranberries, dates, figs; and from 0.1* ppm to 0.01* ppm in peanuts.
The final date for comments is September 11, 2018. The proposed date of adoption is February 2019.
In addition, other draft sets the following MRLs:
In addition, other draft sets the following MRLs:
- The MRL for buprofezin is lowered from 0.7 ppm to 0.01* ppm in almonds; from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts (except almonds), cranberries, dates, figs and peanuts; from 0.2 ppm to 0.01* ppm in apricots; from 2 ppm to 0.01* ppm in plums; and from 1 ppm to 0.01* ppm in grapes.
- The MRL for diflubenzuron is lowered from 0.1 ppm to 0.01* ppm in almonds; from 1 ppm to 0.01* in pine nut kernels, apricots, plums and grapes; from 0.05* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts (except almonds and pine nut kernels), dates, figs and peanuts; and from 2 ppm to 0.01* ppm in cranberries.
- The MRL for ioxynil is lowered from 0.02* ppm to 0.01* ppm in tree nuts and peanuts.
The final date for comments is September 17, 2018. The proposed date of adoption is September 2018.
*Indicates lower limit of determination.
For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.
*Indicates lower limit of determination.
For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.