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EU Revises Maximum Residue Limit of Pesticides such as Fenoxycarb in Nuts

Pubtime:2019-07-08Author:Source: Hits:

Official Journal Of The European Union (OJEU) reports that Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/973 of 13 June 2019 released by the European Commission amended Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fenoxycarb, bispyribac, denatonium benzoate, flurochloridone, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, propaquizafop, tebufenozide in or on certain products such as vegetables and nuts. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 4 January 2020. The MRL in some products are amended as follows:


No.

Pesticide

Products

Revised limit (mg/kg)

1

Bispyribac

Roots and tubers vegetables, fruiting vegetables

0.01

2

Denatonium benzoate

Roots and tubers vegetables, fruiting vegetables

0.01

3

Fenoxycarb

Apricot kernel, Brazil nut, cashew, chestnut, hazelnut, macadamia, pine nut, pistachio

0.01

4

Flurochloridone

Carrot

0.08

5

Tebufenozide

Apricot

0.05

For more information, please see: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1498532284031&uri=CELEX:32019R0973