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The United States revise the Kasugamycin maximum residue limits in cherry and walnut

Pubtime:2018-03-19Author:Source: Hits:

According to the federal Bulletin of the United States, recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued regulations to revise the Kasugamycin maximum residue limits in cherry and walnut.

The new regulations come into force since March 6, 2018, and the relevant personnel should submit their opinions before May 7, 2018.

The application for this limit is proposed by the IR-4 project group on the basis of FFDCA.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency made a risk assessment of Kasugamycin. They assessed their toxicity, carcinogenicity, and effects on infants and children. Finally, it was concluded that the use of the following limits was safe.

The specific limits are as follows:

Commodity

Limitedppm

Cherry subgroup 12-12A

0.60

walnut

0.04