As for nuts and dried fruits, the document proposes changes to the following maximum residue levels (MRL):
- The MRL for DCIP in apricot, cranberry, grape, date, pecan, walnut, almond and other nuts is lowered from 0.2 ppm to 0.01 ppm.
- The MRL for fosetyl in peanut is lowered from 0.5 ppm to 0.01 ppm; in apricot, cranberry, and date is lowered from 70 ppm to 0.01 ppm; in grape is increased from 70 to 100 ppm; and in pecan, walnut, almond and other nuts is lowered from 1,000 ppm to 0.01 ppm.
- The MRL for pyraclostrobin in grape is lowered from 3 ppm to 2 ppm.
- The MRL for pyribencarb in apricot is newly set at 2 ppm.
- The MRL for triforine in peanut is lowered from 0.05 ppm to 0.01 ppm and in apricot, cranberry, grape, date, pecan, walnut, almond and other nuts is lowered from 2 ppm to 0.01 ppm.
The deadline for comments is November 3, 2017.
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