Brazil proposed MRL for Fruits, Vegetables, Corns The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) proposed following: 1) F53 – FAMOXADONA: This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F53 - FAMOXADONA from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application): - includes chard, watercress, lettuce, chicory, spinach, and arugula cultures with MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety security period of three days;
- includes pumpkin, zucchini and cucumber cultures with MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety security period of three days;
- includes broccoli, kale and cabbage cultures with MRL of 0.05 mg/kg and safety security period of three days.
Products covered: Chard, watercress, lettuce, chicory, spinach, arugula, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, broccoli, kale and cabbage HS code: 070970, 0704, 070990, 0705, 070700 Click Here for Notification 2) A26 – AZOXISTROBINA: This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient A26 - AZOXISTROBINA from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of seed use (treatment): - includes corn and sorghum cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period non determined due to modality of employment.
Products covered: Corn and sorghum HS code: 071040, 100700 Click Here for Notification 3) E32 – ESPINETORAM: This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient E32 - ESPINETORAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use(application): - includes grape, cashew, kaki, star fruit, fig, guava and mangaba cultures with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety security period of three days.
Products covered: Grape, cashew, kaki, star fruit, fig, guava and mangaba HS code: 080610, 080420, 080450, 081090 Click Here for Notification 4) C09 – CIMOXANIL: This resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient C09 - CIMOXANIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application): - includes chard, watercress, lettuce, chicory, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, spinach, cabbage and arugula cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of three days;
- changes the safety security period from seven days to three days for pumpkin, zucchini and cucumber cultures.
Products covered: Chard, watercress, lettuce, chicory, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, spinach, cabbage and arugula HS code: 0705, 070700, 070970, 0704, 070990 Click Here for Notification 5) G01 – GLYPHOSATE: This resolution is the result of the risk assessment for the active ingredient G01 - GLYPHOSATE ofthe Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, and proposes the following changes: - Rural workers and the population near the farming fields:
- Prohibition of EW formulation (oil-in-water emulsion);
- Rotation between workers for aplication activities with tractors (mixing, filling and applying);
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) and period for reentry of the worker into the treated area;
- Drift reduction technology;
- Safe zone of 10 meters when there is population 550 meters way from farming fields;
- Definition of exposure and tolerance limits for rural workers.
- Urban use and food consuming:
- Adjustment for cronic exposure tolerance limits;
- Definition of acute exposure limits;
- Prohibition of the concentraded product for amateur gardening;
- Prohibition of POEA (polyoxyethyleneamine) above 20% in glyphosate products.
Products covered: Various commodities HS code: 52, 0809, 1006, 0803, 18, 09, 1212, 0805, 08011, 24, 0808, 080720, 071040, 1201, 1001, 0806 Click Here for Notification Proposed date of adoption: NA Proposed date of entry into force: NA Final date for comments: 19-03-2019 |