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

Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: Tolfenpyrad (PMRL2023-40). Language(s): English and French. Number of pages: 19 and 20

The objective of the notified document PMRL2023-40 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for tolfenpyrad that have been proposed by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

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

40                Brassica leafy greens (crop subgroup 4-13B)2

30                Citrus oil3; bitter lettuce, blackjack, cat's whiskers, cham-chwi, cham-na-mul, Chinese amaranth, Chinese violets, chipilin, buckhorn plantain leaves, cosmos, dang-gwi, dol-nam-mul, ebolo, English primrose, escaroles, fameflowers, feather cockscombs, fresh cilantro leaves, fresh dillweed leaves, good King Henry, huauzontles, Indian asters, jute leave

10                Green onions (crop subgroup 3-07B)

1.5               Fruiting vegetables (crop group 8-09)

1.0               Pome fruits (crop group 11-09, except apples)

0.8               Citrus fruits (crop group 10) (revised)4

0.7               Cottonseeds (crop subgroup 20C) (revised)5

0.09             Bulb onions (crop subgroup 3-07A)

0.01             Tuberous and corm vegetables (crop subgroup 1C)6

1 ppm = parts per million

2 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 30 ppm for arugula, garland cress and upland cress.

3 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 70 ppm for citrus oil.

4 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 1.5 ppm for citrus fruits.

5 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.7 ppm for undelinted cotton seeds with a single MRL on crop subgroup 20C (revised). This MRL will be applicable to all commodities within crop subgroup 20C (revised).

6 This PMRL is proposed to replace the currently established MRL of 0.01 ppm for potatoes with a single MRL on crop subgroup 1C. This MRL will be applicable to all commodities within crop subgroup 1C.

The commodities included in the listed crop groups/subgroups can be found on the Residue Chemistry Crop Groups webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/residue-chemistry-crop-groups.html) in the Pesticides section of the Canada.ca website.