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Israel - Draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations

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Israel - Draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations "Public Health Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residues) (Amendment) 5776-2016"

Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point has issued draft amendment to Israel's Ministry of Health regulations titled "Public Health Regulations (Food) (Pesticide residues) (Amendment) 5776-2016". These regulations regulate the use of pesticides and determine the maximum residue levels (MRL's) allowed in foods according to toxicological findings and the agricultural need. The regulation undergoes amendments regularly, reflecting the changing use of pesticides in Israel.  The need for updates indicates the change in the mix of materials licensed for use in food production, combined with the results of ongoing toxicological studies and newly performed risk assessments. It takes into consideration the following: new pesticides entering into use, others that are no longer in use, newly published toxicological risk assessments requiring limitations on, or even prohibition of the use of pesticides and at times, due to emerging agricultural needs, increased MRLs. This new amendment will replace the regulations' 3 annexes and will provide an amended list of pesticides MRLs. Altogether it is reassessing 45 different values.

The major changes introduced in this amendment are as follows:

Group

Pesticide

Change

Triazine

Atrazine

MRL Reduction 

Simazine

Use prohibited

Ametrun

Use prohibited

Prometryn

MRL Reduction 

Terbutryn

MRL Reduction 

Organic Phosphorus

Azinphos methyl

Use prohibited

Acephate

Use prohibited

Parathion methyl

Use prohibited

Fenthion

Use prohibited

Oxydimethon methyl

Use prohibited

Prothiophos

Use prohibited

Cadusafos

Use prohibited

Diazinon

Use prohibited

Dichlorvos

Use prohibited

Metamidophos

Use prohibited

Methidathion

Use prohibited

Fenamiphos

MRL Reduction

Pirimiphos methyl

MRL Reduction 

Ethephon

MRL Reduction 

Tolclophos methyl

MRL Reduction 

Chlorpyriphos

MRL Reduction 

Malathion

MRL Reduction 

Dimethoate

MRL Reduction 

Carbamates

Carbosulfan

Use prohibited

Oxamyl

MRL Reduction 

Methiocarb

Prohibits some of the pesticides MRLs

Carbaryl

Use prohibited

Benfuracarb

Use prohibited

Methomyl

MRL Reduction  

Pesticides MRLs for strawberries reduced to zero

Organochlorine

Endosulfan

Temporary reduction of pesticide MRLs in cotton

Others

Alachlor

Some MRLs reduced to zero

Amitraz

MRLs reduced to zero except for pears and animal products

Cinidon ethyl

MRLs reduced to zero except for wheat (identification limit)

Dicofol

Use prohibited

Flusilazole

Use prohibited

Propargite

Use prohibited

Triadimefon

Use prohibited

Trifluralin

Use prohibited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed date of entry into force: 30 days from publication in Israel's official Gazette

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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.









 


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