Food Standards (Proposal M1008 Maximum Residue Limits (2012)) Variation (Cth)

Food Standards (Proposal M1008 – Maximum Residue Limits (2012)) Variation

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.  The Standard commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 7 January 2013

Standards Management Officer

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1             Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal M1008 – Maximum Residue Limits (2012)) Variation.

2             Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule varies the Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3             Commencement

These variations commence on 18 January 2013.

SCHEDULE

[1]           Standard 1.4.2 is varied by

[1.1]        inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1 the food and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals

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Acequinocyl
Sum of acequinocyl and its metabolite 2-dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, expressed as acequinocyl
Citrus fruits	0.2
Dicamba
Sum of dicamba, 3,6-dichloro-5-hydroxy-2-methoxybenzoic acid and 3,6-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid, expressed as dicamba
Soya bean (immature seeds)	10
Fluoxastrobin
Sum of fluoxastrobin and its Z isomer
Cranberry	1.9
Fluxapyroxad
Fluxapyroxad
Plums (including prunes)	3
Pome fruits	0.8
Pulses [except soya bean (dry)]	0.4
Soya bean (dry)	0.3
Soya bean (immature seeds)	0.15
Stone fruits [except plums (including prunes)]	2
Spirodiclofen
Spirodiclofen
Citrus fruits	0.5
Stone fruits	1
Spiromesifen
Sum of spiromesifen and 4-hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-one, expressed as spiromesifen
Cranberry	2

”

[1.2]        omitting from Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals

“

Carbendazim
Sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim
Avocado	3
Cereal grains	*0.05
Citrus fruits	10
Custard apple	1
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]	2
Fruiting vegetables, other than cucurbits [except mushrooms]	2
Herbs	T3
Litchi	10
Mango	5
Melons, except watermelon	4
Papaya (pawpaw)	T20
Peanut	0.2
Pistachio nut	T0.1
Pome fruits	5
Stone fruits	10
Turmeric root	T3
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]	3
Cypermethrin
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Stone fruits [except cherries]	1
Dimethoate
Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate see also Omethoate
Chervil	T2
Fruit [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]	5
Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits	5
Galangal, rhizomes	T2
Herbs	T2
Litchi	5
Lupin (dry)	0.5
Mizuna	T2
Peach	3
Quandong	T5
Rucola (rocket)	T2
Turmeric, root	T2
Vegetables [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]	2
Glyphosate
Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate
Cereal grains [except as otherwise listed under this chemical]	T*0.1
Indoxacarb
Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer
Cherries	T2
Stone fruits [except cherries]	2
Pyrimethanil
Pyrimethanil
Citrus fruits		7

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[1.3]        inserting in alphabetical order in Schedule 1 the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following chemicals

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Acetamiprid
Commodities of plant origin: Acetamiprid Commodities of animal origin: Sum of acetamiprid and N-demethyl acetamiprid ((E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyanoacetamidine), expressed as acetamiprid
Citrus fruits	0.5
Cranberry	0.6
Bifenazate
Sum of bifenazate and bifenazate diazene (diazenecarboxylic acid, 2-(4-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl-3-yl] 1-methylethyl ester), expressed as bifenazate
Cranberry	1.5
Carbendazim
Sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim
Apple	0.2
Apricot	2
Cherries	0.5
Citron	0.7
Grapefruit	0.2
Lemon	0.7
Lime	0.7
Mandarins	0.7
Mineola	0.7
Nectarine	0.2
Onion, bulb	T*0.2
Oranges	0.2
Peach	0.2
Pear	0.2
Shaddock (pomelo)	0.2
Tangelo [except mineola]	0.2
Tangors	0.7
Tomato	0.5
Chlorantraniliprole
Plant commodities and animal commodities other than milk: Chlorantraniliprole 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
Cranberry	1
Clothianidin
Clothianidin
Cranberry	0.01
Cyfluthrin
Cyfluthrin, sum of isomers
Citrus fruits	0.2
Stone fruits	0.3
Cypermethrin
Cypermethrin, sum of isomers
Stone fruits	1
Difenoconazole
Difenoconazole
Dried grapes	6
Grapes	4
Dimethoate
Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate see also Omethoate
Abiu		5
Artichoke, globe		T1
Asparagus		0.02
Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits – inedible peel [except avocado; mango]		5
Avocado		3
Banana passionfruit		5
Bearberry		T5
Beetroot		T*0.1
Bilberry		T5
Bilberry, bog		T5
Bilberry, red		T5
Blackberries		T5
Blueberries		T5
Boysenberry		0.02
Broccoli		T0.3
Cabbages, head		T0.2
Cactus fruit		5
Carrot		T0.3
Cauliflower		T0.3
Celery		T0.5
Cherries		T0.2
Citrus fruits		5
Cranberry		T5
Elderberries		0.02
Grapes		T*0.1
Legume vegetables		T2
Melons, except watermelon		T5
Onion, bulb		0.7
Parsnip		T0.3
Peppers, Chili		T5
Potato		0.1
Pulses		T0.5
Radish		T3
Raspberries, red, black		T5
Rhubarb		0.7
Rollinia		5
Santols		5
Squash, summer (including zucchini)		0.7
Stone fruits [except cherries]		T*0.02
Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob)		T0.3
Sweet potato		0.1
Turnip, garden		*0.2
Watermelon		T5
Wheat bran, processed		T1
Fenpropathrin
Fenpropathrin
Cherries	5
Citrus fruits	2
Fenpyroximate
Fenpyroximate
Citrus fruits	0.6
Glyphosate
Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate
Cereal grains [except barley; maize; sorghum; wheat]	T*0.1
Maize	5
Hexazinone
Hexazinone
Blueberries	0.6
Indoxacarb
Sum of indoxacarb and its R-isomer
Stone fruits	2
Novaluron
Novaluron
Cranberry		0.45
Phosmet
Sum of phosmet and its oxygen analogue, expressed as phosmet
Blueberries		10
Lemon		5
Mandarins		5
Pyridaben
Pyridaben
Citrus fruits		0.5
Pyrimethanil
Pyrimethanil
Citrus fruits [except lemon]		10
Lemon		11

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[1.4]        omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the MRL for the named food, substituting

“

Abamectin
Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b
Citrus fruits	0.02
Azoxystrobin
Azoxystrobin
Citrus fruits	10
Carbendazim
Sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim
Banana	T1
Berries and other small fruits [except grapes]	T5
Ginger, root	T10
Grapes	0.3
Sugar cane	T0.1
Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos
Peanut	0.05
Cyprodinil
Cyprodinil
Stone fruits	2
Dimethoate
Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate see also Omethoate
Cereal grains	T0.5
Edible offal (mammalian)	0.1
Oilseed [except peanut]	T0.1
Peanut	T*0.05
Peppers, Sweet	0.7
Strawberry	0.02
Tomato	0.02
Glyphosate
Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate
Rape seed (canola)	20
Mandipropamid
Mandipropamid
Grapes		2
Metrafenone
Metrafenone
Grapes		4.5
Spinetoram
Sum of Ethyl-spinosyn-J and Ethyl-spinosyn-L
Citrus fruits	3

”