Pesticide difenoconazole in or on various commodities (ICS: 65.020, 65.100, 67.040, 67.080, 67.140, 67.200)

Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Difenoconazole (PMRL2020-26). Language(s): English and French. Number of pages: 7

The objective of the notified document PMRL2020-26 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for difenoconazole that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

MRL(ppm)¹                Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity

35                             Arugula, Chinese broccoli², abyssinian cabbages, seakale cabbages, garden cress, upland cress, hanover salad, maca, mizuna, radish leaves, wild rocket, shepherd's purse, turnip greens and watercress

30                              Tea (dried leaves)

8                               Rice, wild rice³

3                               Guavas

1.5                            Globe artichokes

0.6                            Papayas⁴

0.4                            Undelinted cotton seeds⁵

¹ ppm = parts per million

² This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 1.9 ppm.

³ This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRLs of 0.01 ppm

⁴ This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.3 ppm

⁵ This MRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.05 ppm