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Draft amendments to the Sixteenth Schedule (Regulation 41) of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U. (A) 437/1985]. Pesticide Residue. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 4

The proposed amendments to the Sixteenth Schedule (Regulation 41) of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U. (A) 437/1985] regarding the Pesticide Residues involve the following details:

1.    Addition of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 19 new pesticides:

Tetraniliprole, Permethrin, Carfentrazone-Ethyl, Clomazone, Cyproconazole, Esfenvalerate, Metolachlor, Oxolinic Acid, Picoxystrobin, Pretilachlor, Pydiflumetofen, Difenoconazole, Methidathion, Propineb, Pyridaben, Fenazaquin, Isocycloseram, Omethoate, Cyflufenamid;

2.    Addition of new MRLs for new commodities related to existing pesticides:

Ametoctradin, Buprofezin, Chromafenozide, Lufenuron, Glufosinate-Ammonium, Prochloraz, Propiconazole, Cyromazine, Tebuconazole, Trifloxystrobin, Azoxystrobin, Spinetoram, Imidacloprid, Carbaryl, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Pyriproxyfen, Dinotefuran, Clothianidin, Deltamethrin, Carbaryl, Metalaxyl, Amitraz, Cyfluthrin/ beta-cyfluthrin, Acetamiprid, Emamectin benzoate, Pirimiphos-methyl, Difenoconazole, Fluopyram, Hexaconazole, Iprodione, Fenvalerate, Thiamethoxam, Zeta-Cypermethrin, Bifenthrin, Clethodim;

3.    Deletion of three MRLs and its particulars: Trichlorfon, Monocrotophos and Methamidophos.