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Japan Revises the Residue Limits of Pesticide and Veterinary Drug in Food

The MRL of 5 pesticides and veterinary drugs in foods were revised, including Chlorpyrifos, Diethofencarb and etc. The MRL in some foods has a one-year transition period.

On May 13, 2021, Japan MHLW announced to revise the maximum residue limits (MRL) of 5 pesticides and veterinary drug stipulated in the "Standards and Criteria for Food and Food Additives, etc. ". They are Chlorpyrifos, Diethofencarb, Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin, Pymetrozine, and Myclobutanil. The changes came into effect after the promulgation.

However, the MRL of the substances in some food will be effective one year after the promulgation, which are shown in the table below. (Feel free to contact ChemLinked if you need the full list).

Pesticide

Food Category

Example

Food

After

(ppm)

Before

(ppm)

Chlorpyrifos

Rice(brown rice), wheat, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat.,etc.(78 kinds of food in total)

Rice(brown rice)

0.01

0.1

Barley

0.01

0.2

Soy bean

0.1

0.3

Cabbage

0.01

0.05

Orange

/

1

Walnut

0.05

0.2

Cow fat

0.05

1

Diethofencarb

Beans, vegetables, fruits,,etc.(31 kinds of food in total)

Soy bean

0.05

0.1

Eggplant

2

5

Grapefruit

2

5

Deltamethrin

and

Tralomethrin

Beans,fruits.,etc.(14 kinds of food in total)

Immature peas

0.3

0.5

Watermelon

/

0.02

Pymetrozine

Rice(brown rice), beans, vegetables, fruits.,etc.(18 kinds of food in total)

Rice (brown rice)

O.05

0.1

Soy bean

0.01

0.02

Cucumber (including Gherkin)

0.5

1

European pear

0.05

0.1

Myclobutanil

Wheat, vegetables, fruits, meat, milk and dairy products.,etc.(66 kinds of food in total).

Wheat

0.01

0.3

Pumpkin (including squash)

0.2

1

Grape

0.9

1

Cow muscle

0.01

0.03

milk

0.01

0.09


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