Health Canada Publishes Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-62, Fludioxonil
Under the authority of the Next link will take you to another Web site Pest Control Products Act, He…
Under the authority of the Next link will take you to another Web site Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has concluded that the addition of new uses on grapes to the product label of Switch 62.5WG Fungicide, containing technical grade fludioxonil and cyprodinil, is acceptable. The specific uses approved in Canada are detailed on the label of Switch 62.5WG Fungicide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 28189. Based on the maximum residue observed in grapes treated and harvested at the appropriate pre-harvest interval, it was determined that residues of cyprodinil in grapes would be covered under the maximum residue limit currently established for this commodity.
The evaluation of this fludioxonil application indicated that the end-use product has merit and value, and the human health and environmental risks associated with the new uses are acceptable.
Before registering a pesticide for food use in Canada, the PMRA must determine the quantity of residues that are likely to remain in or on the food when the pesticide is used according to label directions and that such residues will not be a concern to human health. This quantity is then legally established as a maximum residue limits (MRL). An MRL applies to the identified raw agricultural food commodity as well as to any processed food product that contains it, except where separate MRLs are specified for the raw agricultural commodity and a processed product made from it.
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The evaluation of this fludioxonil application indicated that the end-use product has merit and value, and the human health and environmental risks associated with the new uses are acceptable.
Before registering a pesticide for food use in Canada, the PMRA must determine the quantity of residues that are likely to remain in or on the food when the pesticide is used according to label directions and that such residues will not be a concern to human health. This quantity is then legally established as a maximum residue limits (MRL). An MRL applies to the identified raw agricultural food commodity as well as to any processed food product that contains it, except where separate MRLs are specified for the raw agricultural commodity and a processed product made from it.
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