Change of MRLs for Phosmet and further actives

: Published: 05 June 2023

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

The partly drastic reductions of the MRL for Phosmet to down to 0.005 mg/kg will have an impact on a large number of fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, the residue definition will be changed so that only the residues of Phosmet itself, but not of its metabolite Phosmetoxone, will be taken into account.

The new regulation will apply from 15.9.23 without transitional periods. It remains to be seen whether France will withdraw its temporary import ban on cherries from countries where Phosmet is still authorised as an insecticide, as announced (see AGROLAB RADAR May 2023).

Active	Culture	previously	new	from	Ref.
Active	Culture	mg/kg	mg/kg	from	Ref.
Phosmet CAS-No.: 732-11-6 Insecticide no EU approval	0110000 Citrus fruits except for: 110020 Oranges	0,5	0,01	09/15/23	1)
	0110000 Citrus fruits except for: 110020 Oranges	0,5	0,005
	0120000 Tree nuts	divers	0,01
	0130000 Pome fruits except for: 0130010 Apples 0130020 Pears	0,5	0,01
		0,5	0,005
	0140000 Stone fruits	divers	0,01
	0150000 Berries & small fruits	divers	0,01
	0161000 Miscellaneous fruits with edible peal	divers	0,01
	0162000 Miscellaneous fruits with inedible peal, small	divers	0,01
	0163000 Miscellaneous fruits with in edible peal, big except for: 0161060 Pineapples	divers	0,01
		0,05	0,01
	0210000 Root and tuber vegetables except for: 0211000 Potatoes	0,05	0,01
		0,05	0,005
	0220000 Bulb vegetables	0,05	0,01
	0230000 Fruiting vegetables except for: 0233010 Melons (Kiwano) 0233030 Waterrmelons	0,05	0,01
		0,05	0,005
	0240000 Brassica vegetables	0,05	0,01
	0250000 Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers	0,05	0,01
	except for:
	0256000 Herbs and edible flowers	0,05	0,02
	0260000 Legume vegetables (fresh)	0,05	0,01
	0270000 Stem vegetables (fresh)	0,05	0,01
	0280000 Fungi, mosses and lichens	0,02	0,01
Folpet CAS-No.: 133-07-3 Fungicide	0251020 Lettuces	0,03	1,5	06/19/23	2)
Pendimethalin CAS-No.: 40487-42-1 Herbicide	0260010 Beans (with pods) 0260030 Peas (with pods)	0,05	0,06	06/20/23	3)
Pendimethalin CAS-No.: 40487-42-1 Herbicide	070060 Leaks	0,05	3
Spirotetramat _{(sum of spirotetramat and spirotetramat enol)} CAS-No.: 203313-25-1 Insecticide	0256010 Chervil 0256020 Chives 0256030 Celery leaves 0256040 Parsley 0256080 Basil and edible flowers 0256100 Tarragon (Hyssop)	4	7
	0256050 Salvia 0256060 Rosemary 0256070 Thyme (Marjoram, oregano) 0256090 Laurel/bay leave (Lemon grass) 0256990 Others	4	10

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YOUR PLUS: Of course, we also achieve the required lower limits of determination for phosmet in fruit and vegetable samples in order to be able to reliably confirm compliance with the lowered maximum residue levels of 0.005 mg/kg.

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger

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