On March 29, 2024, Ministry of Agriculture's announcement the revised Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods, with amendments to Appendix 1 of Article 3 and Appendix 5 of Article 6. The Standards came into effect on April 1, 2024. The change is as follows:
- MRLs in food have been revised for the following 4 substances: Ametoctradin, Boscalid, Fluopyram, Pyrethrins.
- MRLs in food have been newly established for the following 22 substance: Acequinocyl, Afidopyropen, Cyantraniliprole, Mefentrifluconazole,…
- MRLs in food have been removed 3 substances: Chlorpyrifos, Dicofol, and Paraquat.
The Standards removes 23 maximum residue limits for 3 pesticides including Chlorpyrifos, Dicofol, and Paraquat. Starting from April 1, 2024, for specific crops containing the 3 pesticides whose MRLs have been removed, they are granted grace periods during which they may still be manufactured, processed and sold if corresponding pesticide residues are compliant with the previous MRLs. The grace periods for specific crops are as follows:
- 3 months for fresh edible flowers;
- 1 year for fruits and vegetables, spices and herbs (incl. dry edible flowers);
- 2 years for dry beans (incl. pulses and oilseeds), coffee and cocoa beans;
- 3 years for rice, other cereals and tea.
For example for detail the change in the table below:
Active Pesticides |
Food |
After (ppm) |
Before (ppm) |
Acequinocyl |
Strawberry |
1.0 |
- |
Afidopyropen |
Tea |
2.0 |
- |
Cyantraniliprole |
Lentils |
1.0 |
- |
Goa bean |
1.0 |
- |
|
Mefentrifluconazole |
Plum |
1.5 |
- |
Pear |
1.5 |
- |
|
Banana |
1.0 |
- |
|
Paraquat |
Rice |
- |
0.2 |
Dicofol |
Tea |
- |
3.0 |
Ametoctradin |
Hops |
80 |
10 |
Boscalid |
Grape |
5.0 |
1.0 |
Fluopyram |
Peanut |
0.1 |
0.02 |
Pyrethrins |
Almond |
1.0 |
0.5 |
For details see attached link.