AGRINFO AGRINFO logo

THE LATEST ON EU AGRI-FOOD POLICIES IMPACTING LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

Maximum residue levels for dithiocarbamates

Published by AGRINFO on
Food safety / Food safety
Food safety / Pesticide MRLs

Summary

The European Commission has informed the World Trade Organization Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO SPS) Committee that it intends to amend the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for dithiocarbamates (G/SPS/N/EU/788). Revised MRLs are proposed for a wide range of products, and may particularly impact exporters of apples, pears, quinces, medlars, and loquats (reduction of MRL from 5 to 0.07 mg/kg), and oil palms kernels/fruits (reduction of MRL to the limit of determination, LOD). The LOD is the lowest level that can be detected using the most modern and reliable analytical methods.

The MRLs are set for the group of dithiocarbamates that includes maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, and ziram.