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Fruit and vegetable business: Change of Maximum Residue Level (MRL) (EN/DE)

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Regulation EU 2019/1791 entered into force on 18.11.2019 and provides the following changes, which will apply immediately except for Pyridaben (see below).

We limit ourselves to the changes of the regulated active substances with reference to fruit & vegetables.

 

 

 

MRL[mg/kg]

 

Active

Culture

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Cyprodinil
(CAS 121552-61-2)

Florence fennels
(Code Nr. 0270040)

0,3

4

 ↑ 

Fludioxonil
(CAS 131341-86-14)

Florence fennels
(Code Nr. 0270040)

0,05

1,5

 ↑ 

Fluopyram
(CAS 658066-35-4)

Broccoli
(Code Nr. 0241010)

0,3

0,4

 ↑ 

Mepiquat

(CAS 15302-91-7; 24307-26-4)

Cultivated fungi (oyster mushroom)
(Code Nr: 0280010) bis 31.12.22

0,09

0,7

 ↑ 

Cultivated fungi (Common mushroom, shiitake)
(Code Nr: 0280010)

0,09

0.09

 →

Pyridaben
(CAS 96489-71-3)

Tomatoes
(Code Nr: 0231010)

0,01

0,15

 ↑ 

Aubergines/Eggplants

(Code Nr: 0231030)

0,01

0,15*

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Trifloxystrobin
(CAS 141517-21-7)

Broccoli
(Code Nr. 0241010)

0,5

0,6

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Florpyrauxifen-benzyl
(CAS 1390661-72-9)

FRUITS, FRESH OR FROZEN, TREE NUTS
(Code Nr. 0100000)

---

0,01

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Citrus fruits

(Code Nr. 0110000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Tree nuts

(Code Nr. 0120000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Pome fruits

(Code Nr. 0130000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Stone fruits

(Code Nr. 0140000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Berries & small fruits

(Code Nr. 0150000)

---

0,01

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Miscellaneous fruits

(Code Nr. 0160000)

---

0,01

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VEGETABLES, FRESH OR FROZEN (Code Nr. 0200000)

---

0,01

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Root and tuber vegetables (Code Nr. 0210000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Bulb vegetables

(Code Nr. 0220000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Fruiting vegetables

(Code Nr. 0230000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Brassica vegetables (Code Nr. 0240000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible

flowers

 

 

  

Lettuces and salad plants (Code Nr. 0251000)

---

0,01

 ↑ 

Spinach & similar leaves (Code Nr. 0252000)

---

0,01

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* retroactive as of 13.8.2019

https://eur-lex.europa.eu

 

 

With the regulation (EU) 2019/1792 a second one comes into force on 18.11.2019.

MRLs will be reduced to the analytical limit of determination for the following active substances because their approval has expired:

 

 

 

MRL[mg/kg]

 

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Amitrole
(CAS 121552-61-2)

Berries and small fruits
(Code Nr. 0150000)

--

0,01

 ↓

Table grapes
(Code Nr. 0151010)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Wine grapes
(Code Nr. 0151020)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Table olives

(Code Nr. 0161030)

0,05

0,02

 ↓

Fipronil

(CAS 120058-37-3)

Onions
(Code Nr. 0220020)

0,02

0,005

 ↓

Shallots

 (Code Nr. 0220020)

0,02

0,005

 ↓

Flowering brassica
(Code Nr. 0241000)

0,01

0,005

 ↓

Broccoli
(Code Nr. 0241010)

0,01

0,005

 ↓

Cauliflowers
(Code Nr. 0241020)

0,01

0,005

 ↓

Others
(Code Nr. 0241990)

0,01

0,005

 ↓

Brussels sprouts
(Code Nr. 0242020)

0,01

0,005

 ↓

Isoproturon
(CAS 34123-59-6)

Chives
(Code Nr. 0256020)

0,05

0,02

 ↓

Thyme (Marjoram, Oregano)
(Code Nr. 0256070)

0,05

0,02

 ↓

Orthosulfamuron

(CAS 213464-77-8)

Herbs and edible flowers
(Code Nr. 0256000)

0,01

0,02

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Triasulfuron
(CAS 82097-50-5)

FRUITS, FRESH OR FROZEN, TREE NUTS
(Code Nr. 0100000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Citrus fruits

(Code Nr. 0110000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Tree nuts

(Code Nr. 0120000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Pome fruits

(Code Nr. 0130000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Stone fruits

(Code Nr. 0140000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Berries & small fruits

(Code Nr. 0150000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Miscellaneous fruits

(Code Nr. 0160000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

VEGETABLES, FRESH OR FROZEN (Code Nr. 0200000)

 

 

 ↓

Root and tuber vegetables (Code Nr. 0210000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Bulb vegetables

(Code Nr. 0220000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Fruiting vegetables

(Code Nr. 0230000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Brassica vegetables (Code Nr. 0240000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible

flowers

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Lettuces and salad plants (Code Nr. 0251000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Spinach & similar leaves (Code Nr. 0252000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Grape leaves ad similar species
(Code Nr. 0253000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Watercresses
(Code Nr. 0254000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Witloofs/Belgian endives
(Code Nr. 0255000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Herbs and edible flowers
(Code Nr. 0256000)

0,05

0,02

 ↓

Legume vegetables (fresh)
(Code Nr. 0260000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Stem vegetables (fresh)
(Code Nr. 0270000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

Fungi, mosses and lichens
(Code Nr. 0280000)

0,05

0,01

 ↓

 

Because these are reductions by RHM, the new RHGs apply as usual only 6 months later ("deferral period" / "grace period"), i.e. from 18 May 2020.

 

 
 
 
 
 

Author: Frank Mörsberger