Canada – Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Difenoconazole (PMRL2016-15) 

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada has issued notification proposing Maximum Residue Limit: Difenoconazole (PMRL2016-15) 

The objective of the notified document PMRL2016-15 is to consult on the listed domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for difenoconazole that have been proposed by the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

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

4.0                    CSG 13-07B (Bushberries), except gooseberries^{1, 2}

ppm = parts per million

¹Gooseberries will remain covered under the MRL of 4.0 ppm which is currently being promulgated for CSG 13-07F (Small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit) given that the MRL proposed with the current review for CSG 13-07B is also 4.0 ppm.

²As a result of the current review, the MRL for lowbush blueberries and lingonberries, currently established at 2.5 ppm under CSG 13-07G (Low growing berries), will be replaced by the proposed MRL of 4.0 ppm for CSG 13-07B (except gooseberries).

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.

Proposed date of adoption): Normally within four to five months from the posting of the Proposed MRL document on the Health Canada website.

Final date for comments: 3 July 2016

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