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Japan Revises the Maximum Residue Limits of Pesticides in Food

On Jun. 30, 2020, Japan MHLW revised the residue limits of 5 pesticides and added a new pesticide’s residue limit.

On Jun. 30, 2020, Japan MHLW announced the revision to “Specifications and Standards for Food and Food Additives”. In this amendment, the maximum residue limits of 5 pesticides have been revised. They are Ametoctradin, Picarbutrazox, Pyridine, Prothioconazole and Penthiopyrad. Please click here for the details. (feel free to contact ChemLinked if you need translation service)

In addition, the maximum residue limit of pesticide Pyroxasulfone in some foods is added in this revision. Here are the details.

MRLs (ppm)

Food

0.01ppm

Wheat, Corn, Other miscellaneous grains, Soybean, Soybeans,   Pea, Broad bean, Peanut, Other beans, Potato, Taro, Sugar cane, Chinese yam,   Other potatoes, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Leeks, Red onion, Other liliaceous   vegetables, Other cucurbitaceous vegetables, Ginger, Edamame, Other spices   (roots and rhizomes only)

0.02ppm

Sunflower seeds, Safflower seeds, Menjitsu, Other seed oils.

0.07ppm

Other Compositae Vegetables, Celery,   Other vegetables, Other herbs.

However, the MRLs of substances listed in the following table will be effective one year after the promulgation.

Pesticides

Food

Picarbutrazox

Radish   roots, Onions, Cucumbers, Watermelons, Watermelons (with peel.), Melon   fruits, Melon fruits (with peel.)

Pyridine

Watermelons, Watermelons (with peel.),   Melon fruits, Melon fruits (with peel.)

Prothioconazole

Beef   fat, Pig fat, Other terrestrial mammalian fat;

Bovine   liver, Pig liver, Other terrestrial mammalian liver;

Bovine   kidney, Pig kidney, Other terrestrial mammalian kidney;

Edible   parts for cattle, Edible parts for pigs, Edible parts for other terrestrial   mammals;

Eggs,   Other poultry eggs.

Penthiopyrad

Watermelon, Watermelon (with peel), Melon   fruits, Melon fruits (with peel.), Orange, Orange (with peel), Peach, Peach   (with peel).


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