Canada - Proposed maximum residue limit for fludioxonil in or on various commodities

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada has issued notification PMRL2016-08 is to consult on the listed import maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fludioxonil that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

MRL (ppm)   Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity

15                     Leaf petioles (Crop subgroup 4B)¹

5.0                    Pomegranates, black sapotes, canistels, papayas, and star apples²

ppm = parts per million

¹This proposed MRL will replace the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm on CSG 4B.

²This proposed MRL will replace the currently established MRL of 1.7 ppm on pomegranates, and of 0.45 ppm on black sapotes, canistels, papayas, and star apples.

MRLs are proposed for each commodity included in the listed crop groupings in accordance with the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/protect-proteger/food-nourriture/rccg-gcpcr-eng.php) in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website.

Final date for comments: 12 June 2016

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures, so that these can be taken up suitably.