China Issues MRLs for 85 Pesticides in Food

China’s new food safety standard specifies MRLs and ADIs of 85 pesticides in food

China Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have jointly issued on 16 February the National Food Safety Standard GB 28260-2011 to specify maximum residue limits (MRLs) and acceptable daily intakes (ADI) of 85 pesticides in food.

The Standard applies to the limitation-related food and agriculture products. It indicates 181 MRLs levels of 85 pesticides, among which 13 MRLs are consistent with the standard CAC (Codex Alimentarius Commission) and the other 168 are not equivalent. The MRLS in peanuts of Terbufos regulated in the National standard (GB 2763-2005) has been replaced by GB 28260-2011.

Generic names of the 85 pesticides are listed as follows:

1-naphthylacetic acid
abamectin
acephate
amobam
azadirachtin
benazolin-ethyl
bensulfuron-methyl
boscalid
butachlor
captan
carbosulfan
carboxin
carfentrazone-ethyl
chlorfenapyr
chlorpyrifos
clomazone
clopyralid
cyfluthrin and beta-cyfluthrin
cyhalothrin and lambda-cyhalothrin
cynanamide
cypermethrin and beta-cypermethrin
deltamethrin
diafenthiuron
dichlorvos
diclofop-methyl
diethofencarb
dimethomorph
dithianon
emamectin benzoate
epoxiconazole
ethiprole
ethirimol
etoxazole
fenoxanil
fenpropathrin
fenpyroximate
flumetsulam
flumioxazin
fluoroglycofen-ethyl
fomesafen
forchlorfenuron
glufosinate-ammonium
Haloxyfop-methyl and haloxyfop-P-methyl
hexaconazole
hymexazol
imazapic
imibenconazole
iprobenfos
isoprocarb
mancozeb
mefenacet
mesotrione
metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M
methamidophos
metolachlor and s-metolachlor
metriam
myclobutanil
nicotine
nitenpyram
oxadiazon
oxyfluorfen
paclobutrazol
prochloraz and prochloraz-manganese chloride complex
profenofos
propisochlor
pyraclostrobin
pyridaben
quinclorac
quizalofop and quizalofop-P-ethyl
rotenone
sethoxydim
simetryn
tebuconazole
terbufos
thiram
tolfenpyrad
zineb

Reference Links

• China MOA Announcement
• MRLs standard in PDF
• This news item was sourced with the help of Agropages.com.