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Hexazinone

Functional Class: herbicide
CIB&RC Classification: Slightly toxic
Slightly toxic
List of Major Uses of Pesticides

Other Information

ADI0.1
WHO ClassificationU (Unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use)
Residue definitionFor Compliance with MRL For plant commodities: hexazinone For animal commodities: sum of the residues of hexazinone and its metabolites, B [3-cyclohexyl-6-(methylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione] and F [3-cyclohexyl-6-amino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], expressed as hexazinone equivalents; and for milk the MRL is established for the sum of the residues of hexazinone and its metabolites, B [3-cyclohexyl-6-(methylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], C [3-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-6-(methylamino)-1methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], and F [3-cyclohexyl-6-amino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], expressed as hexazinone equivalents.
For Dietary Risk Assessment For plant commodities: hexazinone For animal commodities: sum of the residues of hexazinone and its metabolites, B [3-cyclohexyl-6-(methylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione] and F [3-cyclohexyl-6-amino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], expressed as hexazinone equivalents; and for milk the MRL is established for the sum of the residues of hexazinone and its metabolites, B [3-cyclohexyl-6-(methylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], C [3-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-6-(methylamino)-1methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], and F [3-cyclohexyl-6-amino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-(1H,3H)-dione], expressed as hexazinone equivalents.

List of Major Uses of Pesticides

1 record
# Commodity MRL Food Category Year of Adaption Codex MRL Notes
1 Sugar cane 0.02 11 - Sweeteners, including honey Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 2189 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG Pesticide not in the list

Footnotes

*: Maximum Residue Limit fixed at Limit of Quantification (LOQ)

F: Maximum Residue Limit Calculation on Fat Basis

$: The limit shall be for copper in the regulations 2.1 metal contaminants of the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins And Residues) Regulations, 2011 and as amended from time to time.

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