Food Standards (Proposal M1016 – Maximum Residue Limits (2018)) 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 variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.
Dated 17 July 2019
Standards Management Officer
Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Note:
This variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 127 on 25 July 2019. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation.
1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal M1016– Maximum Residue Limits (2018)) Variation.
2 Variation to a standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
3 Commencement
The variation commences on the date of gazettal.
Schedule
Schedule 20 is varied by
[1.1] omitting all entries for the following chemicals
| Agvet chemical: Aldoxycarb |
| Permitted residue: Sum of aldoxycarb and its sulfone, expressed as aldoxycarb |
| Agvet chemical: Azaconazole |
| Permitted residue: Azaconazole |
| Agvet chemical: Chinomethionat |
| Permitted residue: see Oxythioquinox |
| Agvet chemical: Dimethipin |
| Permitted residue: Dimethipin |
| Agvet chemical: Dimethirimol |
| Permitted residue: Dimethirimol |
| Agvet chemical: Flucythrinate |
| Permitted residue: Flucythrinate |
| Agvet chemical: Flusilazole |
| Permitted residue: Flusilazole |
| Agvet chemical: Oxydemeton-methyl |
| Permitted residue: Sum of oxydemeton-methyl and demeton-S-methyl sulphone, expressed as oxydemeton-methyl |
| Agvet chemical: Oxythioquinox |
| Permitted residue: Oxythioquinox |
| Agvet chemical: Sulprofos |
| Permitted residue: Sulprofos |
| Agvet chemical: Tetrachlorvinphos |
| Permitted residue: Tetrachlorvinphos |
| Agvet chemical: Tetradifon |
| Permitted residue: Tetradifon |
| Agvet chemical: Thiometon |
| Permitted residue: Sum of thiometon, its sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as thiometon |
| Agvet chemical: Tolylfluanid |
| Permitted residue: Tolylfluanid |
| Agvet chemical: Trichloroethylene |
| Permitted residue: Trichloroethylene |
[1.2] omitting for each of the following chemicals, the chemical residue name and permitted residue definition and substituting
| Agvet chemical: Clothianidin (see also thiamethoxam) |
| Permitted residue: Clothianidin |
| Agvet chemical: Olaquindox |
| Permitted residue: Sum of olaquindox and all metabolites which reduce to 2-(N-2-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl)-3-methyl quinoxaline , expressed as olaquindox |
| Agvet chemical: Thiamethoxam |
| Permitted residue: Commodities of plant origin: Thiamethoxam Commodities of animal origin: Sum of thiamethoxam and N-(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N’-methyl-N’-nitro-guanidine, expressed as Thiamethoxam (Note: the metabolite clothianidin has separate MRLs) |
[1.3] inserting in alphabetical order
| Agvet chemical: Fenazaquin Permitted residue: Fenazaquin |
| Cherries | 2 |
[1.4] omitting from each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs
| Agvet chemical: Boscalid |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Boscalid Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Sum of boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and the glucuronide conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, expressed as boscalid equivalents |
| Boysenberry | T10 |
| Dewberries (including boysenberry and loganberry and youngberry) [except boysenberry] | T10 |
| Stone fruits | 3.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Carbaryl |
| Permitted residue: Carbaryl |
| Cassava | T0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Chlorpropham |
| Permitted residue: Chlorpropham |
| Garlic | *0.05 |
| Onions, bulb | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Clodinafop acid |
| Permitted residue: (R)-2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyloxy) phenoxy] propanoic acid |
| Barley | T*0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Clodinafop-propargyl |
| Permitted residue: Clodinafop-propargyl |
| Barley | T*0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Clofentezine |
| Permitted residue: Clofentezine |
| Stone fruits | 0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Cyhalothrin |
| Permitted residue: Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers |
| Berries and other small fruit | 0.2 |
| Agvet chemical: Cypermethrin |
| Permitted residue: Cypermethrin, sum of isomers: |
| Stone fruits | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Diafenthiuron |
| Permitted residue: Sum of diafenthiuron; N-[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)- 4-phenoxyphenyl]-N′-(1,1-dimethylethyl)urea; and N-[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-4-phenoxyphenyl]- N′-(1,1-dimethylethyl)carbodiimide, expressed as diafenthiuron |
| Peanut | T0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Diuron |
| Permitted residue: Sum of diuron and 3,4- dichloroaniline, expressed as diuron |
| Fruit | 0.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Fenvalerate |
| Permitted residue: Fenvalerate, sum of isomers |
| Peanut | T0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Flamprop-methyl |
| Permitted residue: Flamprop-methyl |
| Safflower seed | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Fluxapyroxad |
| Permitted residue: Fluxapyroxad |
| Blackberries | 5 |
| Blueberries | 7 |
| Raspberries, red, black | 5 |
| Strawberry | 4 |
| Agvet chemical: Olaquindox |
| Permitted residue: Sum of olaquindox and all metabolites which reduce to 2-(N-2-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl)-3-methyl quinoxalone, expressed as olaquindox |
| Poultry, edible offal of | 0.3 |
| Poultry meat | 0.3 |
| Agvet chemical: Permethrin |
| Permethrin, sum of isomers |
| Coriander (leaves, roots, stems) | 30 |
| Herbs | 30 |
| Kaffir lime leaves | 30 |
| Lemon balm | 30 |
| Lemon grass | 30 |
| Agvet chemical: Phosmet |
| Permitted residue: Sum of phosmet and its oxygen analogue, expressed as phosmet |
| Kiwifruit | 15 |
| Pome fruits | 1 |
| Stone fruits | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Propargite |
| Permitted residue: Propargite |
| Currant, black | T3 |
| Mangosteen | T3 |
| Rambutan | T3 |
| Agvet chemical: Pyridate |
| Permitted residue: sum of pyridate and metabolites containing 6 chloro-4-hydroxyl-3-phenyl pyridazine, expressed as pyridate |
| Chick pea (dry) | *0.1 |
| Peanut | *0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Pyrimethanil |
| Permitted residue: Pyrimethanil |
| Berries and other small fruits [except blueberries; grapes; strawberry] | T5 |
| Agvet chemical: Sulfoxaflor |
| Permitted residue: Sulfoxaflor |
| Dried grapes (currants, raisins and sultanas) | T10 |
| Grapes [except wine grapes] | T3 |
| Wine grapes | *0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Tebufenozide |
| Permitted residue: Tebufenozide |
| Blueberries | T2 |
| Coffee beans | T0.05 |
| Nectarine | T1 |
| Peach | T1 |
| Rambutan | T3 |
| Agvet chemical: Triflumizole |
| Permitted residue: Sum of triflumizole and (E)-4-chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro- N-(1-amino-2-propoxyethylidene)-o-toluidine, expressed as triflumizole |
| Pome fruits | 0.5 |
[1.5] inserting for each of the following chemicals, the foods and associated MRLs in alphabetical order
| Agvet chemical: 2,4-D |
| Permitted residue: 2,4-D |
| Cherries | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Abamectin |
| Permitted residue: Avermectin B1a |
| Cranberry | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Acetamiprid |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Acetamiprid Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Sum of acetamiprid and N-demethyl acetamiprid ((E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyanoacetamidine), expressed as acetamiprid |
| Raspberries, red, black | 2 |
| Agvet chemical: Benzovindiflupyr |
| Permitted residue: Benzovindiflupyr |
| Potato | 0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Boscalid |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Boscalid Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Sum of boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide and the glucuronide conjugate of 2-chloro-N-(4′-chloro-5-hydroxybiphenyl-2-yl) nicotinamide, expressed as boscalid equivalents |
| Dewberries (including boysenberry and loganberry and youngberry) | T10 |
| Cherries | 4 |
| Stone fruits [except cherries] | 3.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Bupirimate |
| Permitted residue: Bupirimate |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.02 |
| Currants, black, red, white | 5 |
| Agvet chemical: Carbaryl |
| Permitted residue: Carbaryl |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Chlorpyrifos-methyl |
| Permitted residue: Chlorpyrifos-methyl |
| Oilseed [except cotton seed] | 0.15 |
| Pulses [except lupin (dry)] | 0.15 |
| Agvet chemical: Clofentezine |
| Permitted residue: Clofentezine |
| Cherries | 1 |
| Stone fruits [except cherries] | 0.1 |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Clothianidin |
| Permitted residue: Clothianidin |
| Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, Head cabbage, Flowerhead brassicas | 0.5 |
| Cereal grains [except maize, popcorn and sorghum] | *0.02 |
| Leafy vegetables | 0.7 |
| Agvet chemical: Cyflufenamid |
| Permitted residue: Cyflufenamid |
| Hops, dry | 5 |
| Agvet chemical: Cyhalothrin |
| Permitted residue: Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers |
| Berries and other small fruits [except Strawberry] | 0.2 |
| Strawberry | 0.5 |
| Pecan | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Cyprodinil |
| Permitted residue: Cyprodinil |
| Pomegranate | 10 |
| Agvet chemical: Cypermethrin |
| Permitted residue: Cypermethrin, sum of isomers |
| Cherries | 2 |
| Stone fruits [except cherries] | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Difenoconazole |
| Permitted residue: Difenoconazole |
| Cranberry | 0.6 |
| Grapefruit | 0.6 |
| Lemon | 0.6 |
| Orange | 0.6 |
| Pecan | 0.03 |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Diflubenzuron |
| Permitted residue: Diflubenzuron |
| Citrus fruits | 3 |
| Agvet chemical: Diflufenican |
| Permitted residue: Diflufenican |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Diuron |
| Permitted residue: Sum of diuron and 3,4- dichloroaniline, expressed as diuron |
| Banana | 0.5 |
| Date | T0.5 |
| Pineapple | 0.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Emamectin |
| Permitted residue: Sum of emamectin B1a and emamectin B1b |
| Pecan | 0.02 |
| Tea, green, black | *0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Famoxadone |
| Permitted residue: Famoxadone |
| Raspberries, red, black | 10 |
| Agvet chemical: Fenbuconazole |
| Permitted residue: Fenbuconazole |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Fenpyrazamine |
| Permitted residue: Fenpyrazamine |
| Blueberries | 5 |
| Agvet chemical: Fluazifop-p-butyl |
| Permitted residue: Sum of fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop and their conjugates, expressed as fluazifop |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.02 |
| Pecan | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Fluazinam |
| Permitted residue: Fluazinam |
| Al other foods except animal food commodities | 0.01 |
| Blueberries | 7 |
| 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 |
| Blueberries | 7 |
| Agvet chemical: Flupyradifurone |
| Permitted residue: Flupyradifurone |
| Stone fruits | 1.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Fluxapyroxad |
| Permitted residue: Fluxapyroxad |
| Berries and other small fruit (except grapes) | 7 |
| Brussels sprouts; Head Cabbages | 4 |
| Agvet chemical: Folpet |
| Permitted residue: Folpet |
| Currants, black, red, white | 0.03 |
| Agvet chemical: Halosulfuron-methyl |
| Permitted residue: Halosulfuron-methyl |
| Raspberries, red, black | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Mandestrobin |
| Permitted residue: Mandestrobin |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.05 |
| Dried grapes (raisins) | 7 |
| Grapes | 5 |
| Rape seed (canola) | 0.5 |
| Strawberry | 3 |
| Agvet chemical: Mesotrione |
| Permitted residue: Mesotrione |
| Asparagus | 0.01 |
| Blueberries | 0.01 |
| Cherries | 0.01 |
| Grapefruit | 0.01 |
| Lemon | 0.01 |
| Oranges, sweet, sour | 0.01 |
| Peach | 0.01 |
| Pecan | 0.01 |
| Plums (including prunes) | 0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Metaflumizone |
| Permitted residue: Sum of metaflumizone, its E and Z isomers and its metabolite 4-{2-oxo-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethyl}-benzonitrile expressed as metaflumizone |
| Coffee beans | 0.1 |
| Maize | 0.02 |
| Soybean | 0.2 |
| Sugar cane | 0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Metalaxyl |
| Permitted residue: Metalaxyl |
| Grapefruit | 1 |
| Lemon | 1 |
| Oranges, sweet, sour | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Methamidophos |
| Permitted residue: Methamidophos see also Acephate |
| Raspberry, black, red | *0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Methidathion |
| Permitted residue: Methidathion |
| Tea, green, black | 0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Penthiopyrad |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Penthiopyrad
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Sum of penthiopyrad and 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylcarboxamide, expressed as penthiopyrad |
| Blueberries | 3 |
| Agvet chemical: Phenmedipham |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Phenmedipham
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: 3-methyl-N-(3-hydroxyphenyl)carbamate |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.02 |
| Strawberry | 0.3 |
| Agvet chemical: Phosmet |
| Permitted residue: Sum of phosmet and its oxygen analogue, expressed as phosmet |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.05 |
| Oranges | 3 |
| Agvet chemical: Phosphine |
| Permitted residue: All phosphides, expressed as hydrogen phosphide (phosphine) |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | *0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Pirimicarb |
| Permitted residue: Sum of pirimicarb, demethyl-pirimicarb and the N-formyl-(methylamino) analogue (demethylformamido-pirimicarb), expressed as pirimicarb |
| Cherries | 5 |
| Currants, black, red, white | 1 |
| Raspberries, red, black | 4 |
| Agvet chemical: Prochloraz |
| Permitted residue: Sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol moiety, expressed as prochloraz |
| Cherries | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Profenofos |
| Permitted residue: Profenofos |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Propaquizafop |
| Permitted residue: Propaquizafop and acid and oxophenoxy metabolites, measured as 6-chloro-2-methoxyquinoxaline, expressed as propaquizafop |
| Currants, black, red, white | *0.05 |
| Raspberries, red, black | *0.05 |
| Strawberry | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Pyraclostrobin |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin: Pyraclostrobin
Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Sum of pyraclostrobin and metabolites hydrolysed to 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol, expressed as pyraclostrobin |
| Oranges | 2 |
| Agvet chemical: Quinoxyfen |
| Permitted residue: Quinoxyfen |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Quizalofop-ethyl |
| Permitted residue: Sum of quizalofop-ethyl and quizalofop acid and other esters, expressed as quizalofop-ethyl |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.01 |
| Currants, black, red, white | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Quizalofop-p-tefuryl |
| Permitted residue: Sum of quizalofop-p-tefuryl and quizalofop acid, expressed as quizalofop-p-tefuryl |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.01 |
| Currants, black, red, white | *0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Rimsulfuron |
| Permitted residue: Rimsulfuron |
| Blueberries | 0.02 |
| Agvet chemical: Saflufenacil |
| Permitted residue—commodities of plant origin:
Sum of saflufenacil, N′-{2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-1-yl]benzoyl-N-isopropyl sulfamide and N-[4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-({[(isopropylamino)sulfonyl]amino} carbonyl)phenyl]urea, expressed as saflufenacil equivalents Permitted residue—commodities of animal origin: Saflufenacil |
| Cotton seed | 0.2 |
| Rape seed | 0.6 |
| Sunflower seed | 0.7 |
| Sugar cane molasses | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Sethoxydim |
| Permitted residue: Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.1 |
| Agvet chemical: Sulfoxaflor |
| Permitted residue: Sulfoxaflor |
| Grapes | *0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Tebufenozide |
| Permitted residue: Tebufenozide |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.05 |
| Agvet chemical: Tebufenpyrad |
| Permitted residue: Tebufenpyrad |
| All other foods except animal food commodities | 0.02 |
| Strawberry | 1 |
| Agvet chemical: Teflubenzuron |
| Permitted residue: Teflubenzuron |
| Citrus fruits | 0.5 |
| Maize | 0.1 |
| Soya bean (dry) | 0.05 |
| Sugar cane | 0.01 |
| Agvet chemical: Terbacil |
| Permitted residue: Terbacil |
| Blueberries | 0.2 |
| Agvet chemical: Thiophanate-methyl |
| Permitted residue: Sum of thiophanate-methyl and 2-aminobenzimidazole,expressed as thiophanate-methyl |
| Mango | 2 |
| Agvet chemical: Trifluralin |
| Permitted residue: Trifluralin |
| Tea, green, black | *0.05 |
[1.6] omitting for each of the following chemicals, the maximum residue limit for the food and substituting
| 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 |
| Cherries | 2.5 |
| Agvet chemical: Deltamethrin |
| Permitted residue: Deltamethrin |
| Currants, black, red, white | 0.6 |
| Agvet chemical: Fluxapyroxad |
| Permitted residue: Fluxapyroxad |
| Grapes [except dried grapes] | 3 |
| Agvet chemical: Metaflumizone |
| Permitted residue: Sum of metaflumizone, its E and Z isomers and its metabolite 4-{2-oxo-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethyl}-benzonitrile expressed as metaflumizone |
| Citrus fruits | 2 |
| Agvet chemical: Pyrimethanil |
| Permitted residue: Pyrimethanil |
| Berries and other small fruits [except blueberries, grapes, strawberry] | 15 |
| Agvet chemical: Sethoxydim |
| Permitted residue: Sum of sethoxydim and metabolites containing the 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene-3-one and 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-5-hydroxycyclohexene-3-one moieties and their sulfoxides and sulfones, expressed as sethoxydim |
| Blueberries | 4 |