Change of Maximum Residue Level (MRL)

: Published: 08 March 2021

Up-to-date information on changes to MRLs will be compiled here following their publication. However, we do not announce any EU projects of this kind.

Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/155 of 9 February 2021			MRL [mg/kg]
Active	Culture		previous	new	From
Chlorthalonil	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Chlorpropham	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0211000	potatoes		0,4 ⁺⁾
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Dimethoate	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Ethopophos	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Fenamidone	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Methiocarb (Sum of Methiocarb and Methiocarb sulfoxide and - sulfone, expressed as Methiocarb)	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,03	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,03
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,06
Omethoate	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,02
Propiconazol (Sum of isomers) (F)	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,01	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,01
	except for			0,02
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers
Pymetrozin	0100000	Fruits, fresh or frozen; tree nuts		0,02	09/02/21
	0200000	Vegetables, fresh or frozen		0,02
	except for
	0256000	herbs and edible flowers		0,05

⁺⁾Monitoring data show that there may be a contamination of potatoes above the default MRL of 0.01 mg/kg when stored in facilities with a history of chlorpropham use. Food business operators should develop a new cleaning methodology to limit the contamination of untreated potatoes. This temporary MRL will be reviewed based on monitoring data submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2021 and thereafter by 31 December of each subsequent year. A report on the development and implementation of cleaning practices should be submitted to the Commission together with the monitoring data by 31 December 2021, and updates to it in the subsequent years.

No transitional rules will apply.

Link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/155/oj

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger

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