Pesticide Details
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Paraquat
Other Information
ADI0.005
WHO ClassificationII (Moderately hazardous)
Residue definitionFor Compliance with MRL Paraquat cation
For Dietary Risk Assessment Paraquat cation
For Dietary Risk Assessment Paraquat cation
List of Major Uses of Pesticides
10 records| # | Commodity | MRL | Food Category | Year of Adaption | Codex MRL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton seed | 2 | 04 - Fruits and vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, fresh pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 2 | |
| 2 | Cotton seed oil | 0.05 | 02 - Fats and oils, and fat emulsions | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | NA | |
| 3 | Edible offal (mammalian) | NA | 08 - Meat and meat products including poultry | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.05 | |
| 4 | Eggs | NA | 10 - Eggs and egg products | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.005* | |
| 5 | Meat(from mammals other than marine mammals) | NA | 08 - Meat and meat products including poultry | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.005 | |
| 6 | Milk and Milk Products | 0.01 | 01 - Dairy products and analogues, excluding products of food category 2.0 | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.005* | |
| 7 | Potato | 0.2 | 04 - Fruits and vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, fresh pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | NA | |
| 8 | Poultry meat | NA | 08 - Meat and meat products including poultry | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.005* | |
| 9 | Poultry, edible offal of | NA | 08 - Meat and meat products including poultry | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.005* | |
| 10 | Tea | 0.2 | 14 - Beverages, excluding dairy products | Draft September,2024, LD50 Oral: 110 Registration Status: Clothianidin 50 % WDG | 0.2 |
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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