Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — Schedule 20 – Maximum residue limits Variation Instrument No. APVMA 4, 2021 (Cth)

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Australia New Zealand
Food Standards Code

Schedule 20 — Maximum residue limits Variation Instrument No. APVMA 4, 2021

I, Sheila Logan, delegate of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, acting in accordance with my powers under subsection 11(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, make this instrument for the purposes of subsection 82(1) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.

Sheila Logan

Delegate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

Dated this Seventh day of July 2021

Part 1                 Preliminary

1                Name of instrument

This instrument is the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — Schedule 20 - Maximum residue limits Variation Instrument No. APVMA 4, 2021 (Amendment Instrument).

2                Commencement

In accordance with subsection 82(8) of the Food Standards Australia New
Zealand Act 1991
, this instrument commences on the day it is published in the Gazette.

Note:              A copy of the variations made by the Amendment Instrument was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Gazette.

3                Object

The object of this instrument is for the APVMA to make variations to Schedule 20 - Maximum residue limits in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to include or change maximum residue limits
pertaining to agricultural and veterinary chemical products. 

4                Interpretation

In this instrument: —

APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority established by section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992; and

Principal Instrument means Schedule 20 - Maximum residue limits
in the Australia New Zealand Food Standard Code as defined in Section 4 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 being the Code published in Gazette No. P 27 on 27 August 1987 together with any amendments of the standards in that Code. Schedule 20 was published in the Food Standards Gazette FSC 96 on Thursday 10 April 2015 and was registered as a legislative instrument on 1 April 2015 (F2015L00468).

Part 2                 Variations to Schedule 20—
Maximum Residue Limits

5                Variations to Schedule 20

     The Schedule to this instrument sets out the variations made to the Principal Instrument by this instrument. 

Schedule

Variations to Schedule 20 – Maximum residue limits

  1. The table to section S20—3 in Schedule 20 is varied by

[1.1]           omitting from each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs

Agvet chemical:  Cypermethrin
Permitted residue:  Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Parsley T5
Agvet chemical:  Dimethomorph
Permitted residue: Sum of E and Z isomers of dimethomorph
Leek 0.5
Onion, Welsh 2
Agvet chemical:  Fipronil
Permitted residue: Sum of fipronil, the sulphenyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl) sulphenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), the sulphonyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), and the trifluoromethyl metabolite (5-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile)
Cotton seed *0.01
Poppy seed *0.01
Rape seed (canola) *0.01
Sunflower seed *0.01
Agvet chemical:  Fludioxonil
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin:  Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, expressed as fludioxonil
Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:  Fludioxonil
Chives 3
Agvet chemical:  Propiconazole
Permitted residue:  Propiconazole
Pulses T0.3
Agvet chemical:  Sulfoxaflor
Permitted residue:  Sulfoxaflor
Blackberries T0.7
Blueberries T0.7
Raspberries, red, black T0.7

[1.2]           inserting for each of the following chemicals the foods and associated MRLs in alphabetical order

Agvet chemical:  Afidopyropen
Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Afidopyropen
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Afidopyropen and the carnitine conjugate of cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (M440I060), expressed as afidopyropen
Cane berries (= Blackberries; Dewberries (including Boysenberry; Loganberry and Youngberry)) T0.3
Agvet chemical:  Ametoctradin
Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:  Ametoctradin
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin:  Sum of ametoctradin and 6-(7-amino-5-ethyl [1,2,4] triazolo [1,5-a]pyrimidin-6-yl) hexanoic acid
Beetroot 0.3
Bulb onions [except garlic; onion, bulb; shallot] 0.7
Green onions [except leek; spring onion] 3
Poppy seed 0.7
Agvet chemical:  Chlorantraniliprole
Permitted residue—plant commodities and animal commodities other than milk:  Chlorantraniliprole
Permitted residue—milk:  Sum of chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, and 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[((hydroxymethyl)amino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, expressed as chlorantraniliprole
Ginger, root T0.1
Agvet chemical:  Cyantraniliprole
Permitted residue: Cyantraniliprole
Common beans (pods and/or immature seeds) T1
Agvet chemical:  Cypermethrin
Permitted residue:  Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Coriander (leaves, roots, stems) T5
Herbs T5
Agvet chemical:  Cyprodinil
Permitted residue: Cyprodinil
Basil T5
Chives T3
Herbs [except basil; chives] T50
Dried herbs T200
Agvet chemical:  Dimethomorph
Permitted residue: Sum of E and Z isomers of dimethomorph               
Bulb onions [except garlic; onion, bulb; shallot] 0.5
Green onions [except spring onion] 2
Agvet chemical:  Fipronil
Permitted residue: Sum of fipronil, the sulphenyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl) sulphenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), the sulphonyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), and the trifluoromethyl metabolite (5-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile)
Oilseed *0.01
Agvet chemical:  Fludioxonil
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin:  Sum of fludioxonil and oxidisable metabolites, expressed as fludioxonil
Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:  Fludioxonil
Herbs T20
Dried herbs T70
Agvet chemical:  Flumioxazin
Permitted residue: Flumioxazin
Mints T*0.02
Hops, dry T*0.05
Agvet chemical:  Haloxyfop
Permitted residue: Sum of haloxyfop, its esters and conjugates, expressed as haloxyfop
Poppy seed T0.1
Agvet chemical:  Metalaxyl
Permitted residue:  Metalaxyl
Chestnuts T0.05
Agvet chemical:  Omethoate
Permitted residue:  Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate
Olives for oil production T2
Agvet chemical:  Propiconazole
Permitted residue:  Propiconazole
Soya bean (dry) T0.2
Agvet chemical:  Sulfoxaflor
Permitted residue:  Sulfoxaflor
Cane berries (= Blackberries; Dewberries (including Boysenberry; Loganberry and Youngberry); Raspberries, red, black) T1

[1.3]           omitting for each of the following chemicals, the maximum residue limit for the food and substituting

Agvet chemical:  Ametoctradin
Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:  Ametoctradin
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin:  Sum of ametoctradin and 6-(7-amino-5-ethyl [1,2,4] triazolo [1,5-a]pyrimidin-6-yl) hexanoic acid
Cucumber 2
Agvet chemical:  Chlorantraniliprole

Permitted residue—plant commodities and animal commodities other than milk:  Chlorantraniliprole

 Permitted residue—milk:  Sum of chlorantraniliprole, 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, and 3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[((hydroxymethyl)amino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, expressed as chlorantraniliprole

Rice T0.3
Agvet chemical:  Dimethoate
Permitted residue:  Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate
Olive oil, refined T0.3
Agvet chemical:  Dimethomorph
Permitted residue: Sum of E and Z isomers of dimethomorph
Beetroot 0.3
Agvet chemical:  Fipronil
Permitted residue: Sum of fipronil, the sulphenyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl) sulphenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), the sulphonyl metabolite (5-amino-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulphonyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile), and the trifluoromethyl metabolite (5-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-1-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile)
Carrot T*0.01
Agvet chemical:  Fluopyram

Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:  Fluopyram

Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin:  Sum of fluopyram and 2-(trifluoromethyl)-benzamide, expressed as fluopyram

Dried grapes (= currants, raisins and sultanas) 3
Edible offal (mammalian) 0.7
Milks 0.1
Agvet chemical:  Metrafenone
Permitted residue:  Metrafenone
Mushroom T0.5
Agvet chemical:  Omethoate
Permitted residue:  Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate
Olive oil, refined T0.2
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