China issues MRLs for 85 pesticides in food

China Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have recently issued the National Food Safety Standard GB 28260-2011, regulating residue definition, 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, which will come into force from April 1, 2012.

Among the 181 MRLs levels of 85 pesticides, 13 MRLs are compliance with the standard CAC (Codex Alimentarius Commission), and the rest 168 are not equivalent. The Codex Alimentarius is a joint U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety standards-setting organization in trade agreements.

Common name of 85 pesticides:

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

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