Maximum residue levels for pyraclostrobin
- Food safety
- Pesticide MRLs
- Pesticides
Summary
The European Union (EU) has increased the maximum residue level (MRL) for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn.
EU increases MRL for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/140 of 22 January 2026 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, chlormequat, metalaxyl-M, pyraclostrobin, sulfoxaflor and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/342 of 22 January 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyflumetofen, oxathiapiprolin and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products
Update
The European Union (EU) has increased the maximum residue level (MRL) for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn.
Impacted Products
Papayas, sweet corn
What is changing?
The EU has raised the MRL for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn from 0.04 to 0.09 mg/kg. In 2024, the EU raised the MRL on papayas from 0.07 to 0.5 mg/kg.
Why?
This change regarding sweet corn follows a request for the previous MRL to be modified in line with a risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA 2025), which considered this level to be safe.
Timeline
The new MRL for sweet corn applies from 11 February 2026.
Background
MRLs are set in accordance with the rules set out in Regulation 396/2005. For information on current MRLs for other substances, please consult the EU Pesticide Residues database. For further information on the setting of import tolerances, see Pesticide residue import tolerance MRLs explained.
The 2024 increase in the pyraclostrobin MRL for papayas followed an application for an import tolerance MRL of 0.6 mg/kg on the basis of agricultural practice in Brazil. This was reduced to 0.5 mg/kg, the level that applies under Brazilian law, which was deemed to be safe by EFSA (2023).
Resources
EFSA (2023) Reasoned Opinion: Setting of import tolerance for pyraclostrobin in papayas. EFSA Journal, 21(6): e08056.
EFSA (2025) Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pyraclostrobin. EFSA Journal, 23(3): e9257.
Sources
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/140 as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, chlormequat, metalaxyl-M, pyraclostrobin, sulfoxaflor and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/342 as regards maximum residue levels for cyflumetofen, oxathiapiprolin and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products
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EU increases MRL for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/140 as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, chlormequat, metalaxyl-M, pyraclostrobin, sulfoxaflor and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/342 as regards maximum residue levels for cyflumetofen, oxathiapiprolin and pyraclostrobin in or on certain products
What is changing and why?
The European Union (EU) has raised the maximum residue level (MRL) for pyraclostrobin on sweet corn from 0.04 to 0.09 mg/kg, a level that the European Food Safety Authority considers to be safe.
Timeline
The new MRL for sweet corn applies from 11 February 2026.
Disclaimer: Under no circumstances shall COLEAD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of information available on this website or any link to external sites. The use of the website is at the user’s sole risk and responsibility. This information platform was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents do not, however, reflect the views of the European Union.