Food (Contaminant and toxins in food or feed) Regulations, 2019 (S.I. 16 of 2019)

[29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 79 S.L. 16 of 2019 FOOD ACT, 2014. (Act 8 of 2014) Food (Contaminant and toxins in food or feed) Regulations, 2019 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Food Act, 2014, the Minister responsible for Family Affairs acting as the Minister responsible for Health makes the following Regulations — ‘ lea; These regulations may be cited as the Food (Contaminant and toxins in food or feed) Regulations, 2019. 2. In these regulations — “Contaminant” means any substance not intentionally added to food or feed for food production animals, which is present in such food or feed as a result of the production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine), manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food or feed, or as arresult of environmental contamination, and does not include insect fragments, rodent hairs, . and other extraneous matter; “Pesticide” means a substance intended for - preventing, destroying, attracting, repelling, or controlling any pest, including unwanted species of plants, fungi or animals during the production, storage, distributions or processing of food; “Pesticide residue” means a substance in food or agricultural commodities resulting from the use of pesticides. Citation Interpretation ~ Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette “Intended for further processing” means intended SCHEDULE 1 to undergo an additional processing or treatment that has proven to reduce levels of contaminants before being used as an ingredient in foodstuff, otherwise processed or offered for human consumption. “Ready-to-eat” means not intended to undergo an additional processing or treatment that had proven to-reduce levels of contaminants before being used as ingredient in foodstuff, otherwise processed or offered for human consumption. Schedule | shall apply for the purpose of specifying the maximum level of pesticide residue that may be present in food, Schedule 2 shall apply for the purpose of specifying the maximum level of metal contaminants that may be present in food Schedule 3 shall apply for the purpose of specifying the maximum level of mycotoxin contaminants that may be present in food. ; Schedule 4 shall apply for the purpose of specifying the maximum level of other contaminants that may be present in food. Any food which contains a pesticide residue or contaminant in excess of the maximum level of the pesticide residue or contaminant specified by these regulations shall, for the purpose of section 9 of the Act, be treated as food which is unfit for human consumption. MAXIMUM LEVEL OF PESTICIDE RESIDUE IN FOOD Abamectin Functional class: Acaricide and Insecticide Commodity MRL Yams 0,005 mg/Kg Tree nuts 0.005 mg/Kg Tomato 0.05 mg/Kg Sweet potato 0.005 mg/Kg Strawberry 0.15 mg/Kg Shallot 0.005 mg/Kg Rice, Husked 0.002 mg/Kg Rice straw and fodder, Dry 0.001 mg/Kg Raspberries, Red, Black 0.05 mg/Kg Potato . 0.005 mg/Kg Pome fruits 0.01 mg/Kg Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.005 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 0.09 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 0.5 mg/Kg Peppers Chili 0.005 mg/Kg Peanut 0.005 mg/Kg Peaches (including Nectarine and Apricots) 0.03 mg/Kg (includes all commodities in this subgroup) Papaya : 0.01 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.005 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 0.01 mg/Kg Mango 0.01 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 0.15 mg/Kg Leek 0.005 mg/Kg Hops, Dry 0.15 mg/Kg Grapes 0.01 mg/Kg Grape juice 0.01 mg/Kg Gherkin 0.03 mg/Kg Garlic 0.005 mg/Kg Egg plant 0.05 mg/Kg Dried grapes (=currants, raisins and sultanas) 0.03 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.03 mg/Kg Cotton seed 0.01 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 0.02 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.07 mg/Kg 82 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 83 Celery 0.03 mg/Kg Blackberries 0.05 mg/kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.02 mg/Ke Beans, except broad bean and soya bean 0.08 mg/Kg (immature beans with pods) Egg plant 0.2 mg/Kg Eges 0.01 mg/Kg Beans (dry) 0.005 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.2 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 0.005 mg/Kg Milks 0.01 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.15 mg/Kg Pear 0.1 mg/Kg Celery 0.01 mg/Ke Peppers 0.2 mg/Kg Blackberries 0.01 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried lme/Ke Beans, except broad bean and soya bean. 0.03 ma/Kg ’ Potato 0.01 mg/Kg Beans (dry) 0.005 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Avocado 0.01 me/Ke Poultry, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg Almond hulls 0.2 mg/Kg Rape seed 0.07 me/Ke Soya bean (dry) 0.03 mg/Kg Aminopyralid Functional Class: Herbicide Soya bean fodder 4 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.03 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.05 mg/Ke . Commodity MRL . Tomato 0.2 mg/Ke. Barley 0.1 mg/Kg Dichlorvos Edible offal (mammalian) 0.05 mg/Kg Eggs 0.01 mg/Kg | Commodity MRL Fodder (dry) of cereal grains 3 nig/Ke Edible offal (mammalian) 0.01 mg/Kg Hay or fodder (dry) of grasses 70 mg/Ke Eggs 0.01 mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep 1 mg/Kg Mammalian fats (except milk fats) e 0.01 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) - 0.1 mg/Ke Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0,01 mg/Kg Milks 0.02 mg/Kg Milks 0.01 mg/Kg Oats 0.1 mg/Kg Poultry fats 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg 0.01 mg/Kg | Straw of cereal grains 0.3 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of Rice 7 mg/Kg Triticale 0.1 mg/Ke Rice bran, Unprocessed 15 mg/Kg Wheat 0.1 mg/Kg Rice, Husked L5 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 0.3 mg/Ke Rice, Polished 0.15 mg/Ke Cyfluthrin/ beta-cyfluthrin Functional class: Insecticide Spices 0.1 mg/Kg Wheat 7 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 15 mg/Kg Commodity MRL Wheat flour 0.7 me/Ks Apple 0.1 mg/Kg Wheat wholemeal 3 mg/Kg Cabbages, Head 0.08 mg/Kg Dimethoate Cauliflower 2 mg/Ke Functional class- Insecticide Citrus fruits 0.3 mg/Kg Commodity Citrus pulp, Dry 2 mg/Kg Artichoke, Globe Cotton seed 0.7 mg/Kg Asparagus Cotton seed oil, Crude 1 mg/Kg Barley Brussels sprouts 84 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 85 Cabbage, Savoy 0.05 mg/Kg Hazelnuts 0.02 mg/Kg Cattle, Edible offal of 0.05 mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep 0.03 mg/Kg Cauliflower 0.2 mg/Kg Leafy vegetables 2 mg/Kg Celery 0.5 mg/Kg Leek 0.2 mg/Kg Cherriés (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 2 mg/Kg Legume vegetables 0.2 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 5 mg/Kg. (excluding kumquats) Liver of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep 0.03 mg/Kg Eggs 0.05 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.5 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 0.3 mg/Kg Milks - 0.05 mg/Kg ‘Mammalian fats (except milk fats) 0.05 mg/Kg Mushrooms 0.05 mg/Kg Mango . l mg/Kg Nectarine 0.05 mg/Kg Meat of cattle, goats, horses, pigs & sheep 0.05 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.05 mg/Kg Milk of cattle, goats & sheep 0.05 mg/Kg ’ Peach 0.05 mg/Kg Pear 1 mg/Kg Peas (pods and succulent=immature seeds) 1 mg/Kg Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.05 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 3 mg/Kg Potato 0.01 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 0.5 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.1 mg/Kg Potato 0.05 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal’of 0.02 mg/Kg Poultry fats 0.05 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.05 mg/Kg Pulses 1 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.05 mg/Kg Radish 0.01 mg/Kg | Sheep, Edible offal of 0.05 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.03 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.1 mg/Kg Strawberry 0.2 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 5 mg/Kg Sunflower seed 0.05 mg/Kg Sugar beet 0.05 mg/Ke Sweet corn cg eee) 0.02 mg/Kg |. Table Olives 0.5 mg/Kg Table Olives I mg/Kg Turnip greens 1mgKg. Tea, Green, Black (black, SoReal atid dried) 5 mg/Kg Turnip, Garden 0.1 mg/Kg Tomato 0.3 mg/Kg Wheat 0.05 mp/Ke Walnuts 0.02 mg/Kg Wheat straw and fodder, Dry 1 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 5 mg/Kg Wheat flour | 0.3 mg/Kg Deltamethrin Functional Class: Insecticide Wheat wholemeal 2 mg/Kg Commodity MRL Apple 0.2 mg/Kg Carrot 0.02 mg/Kg Cereal grains 2mg/Ke Citrus fruits 0.02 mg/Kg Eggs 0.02 mg/Ke Flowerhead brassicas (includes Broccoli: Beecolt Chinese and Cauliflower) 0.1 mg/Kg "Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.2 mg/Kg Grapes 0.2 mg/Kg - Methidathion Functional class: Insecticide Commodity Apple Carrot Cereal grains Citrus fruits Eggs Flowerhead brassicas (includes Broccoli: Broccoli, Chinese and Cauliflower) Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits Grapes Hazelnuts 86 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] [29th March 2019] 87 0.03 mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep Leafy vegetables 2me/Ke Supplement to Official Gazette Maize 0.05 mg/Kg Leek 0.2 mg/Ke Mustard greens 2 mg/Kg Legume vegetables 0.2 mg/Ke Onion, Bulb 1 mg/Kg Liver of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep 0.03 mg/Kg Peppers 0.1 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.5 mg/Ke Peppers Chili, dried 1 mg/Kg Milks 0.05 me/Ke Sorghum 3 mg/Kg Mushrooms Nectarine 0.05 mg/Kg 0.05 mg/ik g Onion, Bulb 0.05 mg/Ke Peach 0.05 mg/Ka Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.05 mg/Kg Potato . 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.1 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.02 mg/Kg Pulses 1 mg/Kg Radish 0.01 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.03 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.5 mg/Kg | Strawberry Sunflower seed 0.2 mg/Kg 0.05 mg/Kg Sweet corn (corm-on-the-cob) 0.02 mg/Kg Table Olives 1 mg/Kg Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) 5 mg/Ke Tomato 0.3 mg/Kg Walnuts 0.02 me/Ke Wheat bran, Unprocessed 5 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.3 mg/Kg Wheat wholemeal 2 mg/Kg Malathion c Functional group - Insecticide Spices, Fruits and Berries 1 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 2 mg/Kg Spinach 3 mg/Kg Spring Onion 5 mg/Kg Strawberry 1 mg/Kg Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 0.02 mg/Kg Tomato 0.5 mg/Kg Tomato juice - 0.01 mg/Kg Turnip greens 5 mg/Kg Turnip, Garden 0.2 mg/Ke Wheat 10 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 25 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.2 mg/Kg Fipronil Functional Class: Insecticide Commodity MRL Banana 0.005 mg/Kg Barley 0.002 mg/Ke Cabbages, Head 0,02 mg/Ke Cattle kidney 0.02 mg/Ke - Cattle liver. 0.1 mg/Ke Cattle meat 0.5 mg/Kg Cattle milk 0.02 mg/Kg Eggs i 0.02 mg/Ke Commodity MRL Apple 0.5 mg/Kg Flowerhead brassicas (includes Broccoli: Broccoli, ~ Chinese and Cauliflower) 0.02 mg/Kg Asparagus 1 mg/Keg Maize 0.01 mg/Kg , Beans (dry) 2mg/Kg Maize fodder (dry) 0.1 mg/Kg Beans, except broad bean and soya bean 1 mg/Kg Oats - 0.002 mg/Kg Blueberries 10 mg/Ke ' Potato, 0.02 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 3 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Ke Citrus fruits 7 mg/Ke Poultry, Edible offal of 0.02 mg/Ke Cotton seed 20 mg/Kg Rice 0.01 mg/Ke Cotton seed oil, Crude 13 mg/Kg Rice straw and fodder, Dry .2me/Ke Cotton seed oil, Edible 13 mg/Kg Rye 0.002 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.2 mg/Ke Sugar beet 0.2 mg/Ke Grapes 5 mg/Kg Sunflower seed 0,002 mg/Kg Triticale 0.002 mg/Ke Wheat 0.002 me/Ke [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019} 88 Supplement to Official Gazette Carbaryl ; Functional group Insecticcide - Commodity MRL ° Almond hulls 50 mg/Ke Fenvelerate Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL Asparagus’ iS mp/Kez - Beetroot 0.1 mg/Kg Carrot 0.5 mg/Ke Citrus fruits Cranberry 15 mg/Kg 5 mg/Kg Egg plant Il mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep 3 mg/Kg Liver of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep Lmg/Ke Fe Maize 0.02 mg/Kg Maize fodder (dry) 250 mg/Kg Maize oil, Crude 0.1 mg/Kg Broccoli, Chinese 3 me/Ke Edible offal (mammalian) 0.02 mg/Kg Mango 1.5 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 1 mg/Kg Milks 0.1 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.03 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.05 mg/Kg Milks 0.05 mg/Kg Olive oil, Virgin 25 mg/Kg Peppers Chili “0.5 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 2 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 5 mg/Kg Rice bran, Unprocessed - 170 mg/Kg Rice hulls 50 mg/Ke Rice straw and fodder, Dry 120 mg/Kg’ Rice, Polished 1 mg/Kg Sorghum 10 mg/Kg | Sorghum forage (dry) 50 mg/Kg Soya bean (dry) 0.2 mg/Kg Soya bean fodder 15 mg/Kg Soya bean hulls 0.3 mg/Kg Soya bean oil, Crude 0.2 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.8 mg/Ke Spices, Roots and Rhizomes . 2 0.1 mg/Ke Sunflower seed 0.2 mp/Ke Sunflower seed oil, crude 0.05 mg/Kg Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 0.1 mg/Ke - Sweet corn cannery waste 7.4 mg/Ke Sweet potato 0.02 mg/Kg Table Olives 30 mg/Kg Tomato 53 mg/Ke Tomato juice 3 mg/Kg Tomato paste 10 mg/Ke Tree nuts 1 mg/Kg Turnip, Garden 1 mg/Kg Wheat 2 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 2 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.2 mg/Kg Wheat germ ime/Ke | ‘Wheat straw and fodder, Dry 30 mg/Kg. | Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.05 mg/Kg Dicofol Functional group: Acaricide Commodity MRL Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.1 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.1 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 0.05 mg/Kg Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and, dried) 40 mg/Kg Primiphos-ethyl Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL Cereal grains 7 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.01 mg/Kg i 0.01 mg/Kg Eggs Meat (from mammals other .than marine mammals) 0.01 mg/Kg Milks 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries Spices, Seeds 3 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 15 mg/Kg 90 } Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Fenamiphos Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL | Apple 0.05 mg/Ke Banana 0.05 mg/Kg Brussels sprouts 0.05 mg/Kg ' Cabbages, Head 0.05 mg/Kg Cotton seed 0.05 mg/Kg Cotton seed oil, Crude 0.05 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian). 0.01 mg/Kg Eggs 0.01 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.01 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 0.05 mg/Kg Milks 0.005 mg/Kg Peanut 0.05 mg/Ke Peanut oil, Crude 0.05 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of Teflubenzuron 0.01 mg/Kg Functional group: Insect growth regulator Commodity MRL Brussels sprouts 0.5 mg/Kg Cabbages, Head 0.2 mg/Kg Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.1 mg/Kg Pome fruits I mg/Kg 0.05 mg/Kg Potato Permethrin Functional class: Insecticide Commodity MRL Alfalfa fodder 100 mg/Kg Almonds 0.1 mg/Kg Asparagus 1 mg/Kg Beans (dry) 0.1 mg/Kg Blackberries 1 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 91 Broccoli 2 mg/Kg Brussels sprouts 1 mg/Kg Cabbage, Savoy 5 mg/Kg Cabbages, Head 5 mg/Kg Carrot - 0.1 mg/Kg Cauliflower 0.5 mg/Kg Celery 2 mg/Kg Cereal grains 2 mg/Kg Chinese cabbage (type pe-tsai) 5 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 0.5 mg/Kg Coffee beans 0.05 mg/Kg Common bean (pods and/or 1 mg/Kg immature seeds) it Cotton seed i 0.5 mg/Kg Cotton seed oil, Edible 0.1 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.5 mg/Kg Currants, Black, Red, White 2 mg/Kg Dewberries (including boysenberry and loganberry) 1 mg/Kg 0.1 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) Egg plant 1 mg/Kg Eggs 0.1 mg/Kg Gherkin 0.5 mg/Kg Gooseberry 2 mg/Kg Grapes 2 me/Ke | Hops, Dry 50 mg/Kg Horseradish 0.5 mg/Kg Kale including: Collards,Curly: kale,Scotch kale,thousand-headed kale;not including Marrow-stem kele) 5 mg/Kg ‘ Kiwifruit 2 mg/Kg Kohlrabi 0.1 mg/Kg Leek 0.5 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 2 mg/Ke Maize fodder (dry) 100 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) ‘1 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 0.1 mg/Kg Milks - undefined Mushrooms 0.1 mg/Kg Peanut 0.1 mg/Kg Peas, Shelled (succulent seeds) 0.1 mg/Kg Peppers lmg/Kg 10 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried oo Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] {29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 93 Pistachio nuts 0.05 mg/Kg Pome fruits 2 mg/Kg Potato [ Poultry meat 0.05 mg/Kg | 0.1 mg/Kg Radish, Japanese 0.1 mg/Kg Rape seed 0.05 mg/Kg Raspberries, Red, Black ImgKg Sorghum straw and fodder, Dry Soya bean (dry) Soya bean fodder 20 mg/kK 0.05 me/Ki 50 mg/Kg Soya bean oil, Crude 0.1 mg/K ‘Spices 0.05 mg/K Spinach 2mg/Ke * | Spring Onion “0.5 mg/K Squash, summer 0.5 mg/Kg Stone fruits 2 mg/Kg Strawberry 1 mg/Kg Sugar beet ‘ 0.05 mg/Kg Sunflower seed 1 mg/Kg Sunflower seed oil, crude 1 mg/Kg Sunflower seed oil, Edible Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) I mg/Kg 0.1 mg/Kg Sweet corn fodder ' Table Olives 50 mg/Kg | 1 mg/Kg Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) 20 mg/Kg Tomato 1 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 5 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.5 mg/Kg Wheat germ 2 mg/Kg Wheat wholemeal 2 mg/Kg | Winter squash Amitraz Functional group: Insecticide 0.5 mg/Kg Commodity MRL ] Cattle meat 0.05 mg/Ky Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.5 mg/Kg Cotton seed 0.5 mg/Kg Cotton seed oil, Crude 0.05 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.5 mg/Kg Edible offal of cattle, pigs & sheep 0.2 mg/Kg Milks 0.01 mg/Kg Oranges, Sweet, Sour (including Orange-like hybrids): several cultivars 0.5 mg/Kg Peach 0.5 mg/Kg Pig meat 0.05 mg/Kg Pome fruits 0.5 mg/Kg Sheep meat 0.1 mg/Kg Tomato 0.5 mg/Ke Methalaxyl Functional group: fungicide Commodity MRL Asparagus 0.05 mg/Kg Avocado 0.2 mg/Kg Broccoli 0.5 mg/Kg Brussels sprouts 0.2 mg/Kg Cabbages, Head 0.5 mg/Kg Cacao beans 0.2 mg/Kg Carrot 0.05 mg/Kg Cauliflower 0.5 mg/Kg Cereal grains 0.05 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 5mg/Kg | Cotton seed 0.05 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.5 mg/Kg Gherkin 0.5 mg/Kg Grapes i mg/Kg Hops, Dry 10 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 2 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 0.2 mg/Ke Onion, Bulb 2 mg/Kg Peanut 0.1 mg/Kg Peas, Shelled (succulent seeds 0.05 mg/Kg Peppers : 1 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 10 mg/Kg Pome fruits | mg/Kg Potato 0.05 mg/Kg Raspberries, Red, Black 0.2 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] 94 Supplement to Official Gazette Soya bean (dry), 0.05 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 5 mg/Kg Spinach 2 mg/Kg Squash, summer 0.2 mg/Kg Sugar beet 0.05 mg/Kg Sunflower seed Tomato 0.05 mg/Kg 0.5 mg/Kg Watermelon 0.2 mg/Kg Winter squash 0.2 mg/Kg Chlorothalonil Functional group: fungicide Commodity MRL Asparagus 0.01 mg/Kg Banana 15 mg/Kg Brussels sprouts 6 mg/Kg Celery 20 mg/Kg Chard 50 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 3 mg/Kg Cranberry 5 mg/Kg Cucumber ; 3 mg/Kg Currants, Black, Red, White 20 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.2 mg/Kg ‘Flowerhead brassicas (includes Broccoli: Broccoli, Chinese and Cauliflower) 5 mg/Kg Gherkin 3 mg/Kg Ginseng, dried including red | ginseng 2 mg/Kg Gooseberry 20 mg/Kg Grapes 3 mg/Kg Horseradish 1 mg/Kg Leek 40 mg/Kg Mammalian fats (except milk fats) 0.07 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.02 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 2 mg/Kg Milks 0.07 mg/Ke Onion, Bulb 1.5 mg/Kg Onion, Chinese 10 mg/Kg Onion, Welsh 10 mg/Kg ; Papaya 20 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette Peaches (including Nectarine and Apricots) (includes all commodities ‘in this subgroup) 1.5 mg/Kg Peanut 0.1 mg/Kg Peppers 7me/Ke Peppers Chili, dried 70 mg/Ke Pistachio nuts 0.3 mg/Kg Poultry fats 0.01 mg/Kg. Poultry meat 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry skin 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.07 mg/Kg Pulses 1 mg/Kg Rhubarb 7 mg/Kg Root and tuber vegetables 0.3 mg/Kg Shallot 1.5me/Kg Spring Onion 10 mg/Kg Squash, summer 3 mg/Kg Strawberry 5 mg/Ke * Tomato 5 mg/Kg Paraquat Functional group: Herbicide Commodity MRL Almond hulls 0.01 mg/Kg Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - inedible peel 0.01 mg/Kg Berries and other small fruits 0.01 mg/Ke Citrus fruits 0.02 mg/Kg Cotton seed 2 mg/Kg Edible offal Guatatoaliet) 0.05 mg/Kg Eggs 0.005 mg/Kg Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits 0.05 mg/Kg Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.02 mg/Kg Hops, Dry 0.1 mg/Kg Leafy vegetables 0.07 mg/K¢e Maize 0.03 mg/Ke ’ Maize flour 0.05 mg/Kg Maize fodder (dry) 10 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.005 mg/Kg Milks 0.005 mg/Kg Pome fruits 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.005 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.005 mg/Kg 96 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Pulses 0.5 mg/Kg Rice 0.05 mg/Kg iy Rice straw aud fodder, Dry 0.05 thg/Ke¢g Root and tuber vegetables 0.05 mg/Kg Sorghum 0:03 mg/Kg ‘Sorghum straw and fodder, Dry 0.3 mg/Kg Soya bean fodder 0:5 mg/Kg Stone fruits 0.01 mg/Kg —is Sunflower seed 2 mg/Kg Table Olives 0.1 mg/Kg Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) 0.2 mg/Kg Tree nuts Glyphosate ~ Functional group: Herbicide 0.05 mg/Ke Commodity MRL Alfalfa fodder 500 mg/Kg . Banana 0.05 mg/Kg Barley straw and fodder Dry 400 mg/Kg Bean fodder 200 mg/Kg Beans (dry) Cereal grains 2 mg/Kg 30 mg/Kg | Cotton seed 0 mg/Kg 5 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) Eggs a 0.05 mg/Kg Hay or fodder (dry) of grasses 500 mg/Kg Lentil (dry) 5 mg/Kg Maize 5 mg/Kg Maize fodder Gay! 150 mg/Kg marine mammals) Meat (from mammals other than 0.05 mg/Kg Milks 0.05 mg/Kg Oat straw and fodder, Dry 100 mg/Kg Pea hay or pea fodder (dry) S00mg/Kg | Peas (dry) 5 mg/Kg Pig, Edible offal of 0.5 ma Ke Poultry meat Poultry, Edible offal of Rape seed 0.05 mg/Kg 0.5 mg/Kg 30 mg/K Sorghum straw and fodder, Dry 50 mg/Kg Soya bean (dry) 20 mg/Kg Sugar beet 15 mg/Kg [29th March 2019) Supplement to Official Gazette Sugar cane 2 mg/Kg Sugar cane molasses 10 mg/Kg Sunflower seed 7 mg/Kg Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 3 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 20 mg/Kg Wheat straw and fodder, Dry 300 mg/Kg Flumethrin Functional group: insecticide ‘Commodity MRL Cattle meat 0.2 mg/Kg | Cattle milk 0.05mg/Ke | Diazinon Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL Almond hulls 5 mg/Kg Almonds 0.05 mg/Kg Blackberries 0.1 mg/Kg Boysenberry 0.1 mg/Kg Broccoli Cabbages, Head 0.5 mg/Kg - 0.5 mg/Kg Cantaloupe - 0.2 mg/Kg Carrot 0.5 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 1 mg/Kg Chicken eggs 0.02 mg/Kg Chicken meat ~ 0.02 mg/Kg Chicken, Edible offal of 0.02 mg/Ke Chinese cabbage (type pe-tsai) 0.05 mg/Kg Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds) 0.2 mg/Kg Cranberry 0.2 mg/Kg Cucumber 0.1 mg/Kg Currants, Black, Red, White 0.2 me/Kg - seeds) 0.2 mg/Kg Garden pea, Shelled (succulent 9 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Goat meat 2 mg/Kg Hops, Dry 0.5 mg/Kg Kale including: Collards,Curly kale,Scotch kale,thousand-headed kale;not including Marrow-stem kele) . 0:05 mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep 0.03 mg/Kg Kiwifruit 0.2 mg/Kg Kohlrabi 0.2 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 0.5 mg/Kg Lettuce, Leaf 0.5 mg/Kg Liver of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep 0.03 mg/Kg. Maize 0.02 mg/Ke Meat of cattle, pigs & sheep 2 mg/Kg Milks 0.02 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.05 mg/Kg Peach 0.2 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 0.5 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet ane Pimento or pimiento) 0.05 mg/Kg Pineapple 0.1 mg/Kg Plums (including aes (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 1 mg/Kg Pome fruits 0.3 mg/Kg Potato 0.01 mg/Kg Prunes, dried Radish 2 mg/Kg 0.1 mg/Kg Raspberries, Red, Black 0.2 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.1 mg/Kg 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes Spices, Seeds 5 mg/Kg Spinach < 0.5 mg/Kg Spring Onion. 1 mg/Kg Squash, summer 0.05 mg/Kg Strawberry 0.1 mg/Kg Sugar beet 0.1 mg/Kg 0.02 mg/Kg. Tomato 0.5 mg/Kg Walnuts 0.01 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 99 Pyrethrin Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL Cereal grains 0.3 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 0.05 mg/Kg Dried fruits 0.2 mg/Ke Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.05 mg/Kg Pea hay or pea fodder (dry) T mg/Kg Peanut . 0.5 mg/Kg Peppers 0.05 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 0.5 mg/Kg Pulses 0.1 mg/Kg Root and tuber vegetables 0.05 mg/Kg Tomato 0.05 mg/Kg Tree nuts 0.5 mg/Kg , Fenthion — Functional group: Insecticide Commodity MRL Cherries (includes all - commodities in this subgroup) - 2meg/Kg Citrus fruits 2me/Kge Olive oil, Virgin ’ Rice, Husked 1 mg/Kg 0.05 mg/Kg Table Olives Piperonyl Functional group: synergist Commodity MRL Cattle kidney 0.3 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates external aninal treatment. Cattle liver | mg/Kg Cattle meat .— 5 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates external aninal treatment. Cattle milk 0.2 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates external aninal treatment. ‘Cereal grains 30 me/Ke Citrus fruits 5me/Ke - 100 | Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] aT Citrus juice 0.05 mg/Kg Dried fruits 0.2 mg/Ke Eggs 1 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates external aninal treatment. [29th Match 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 101 Cypermethrins (including alpha- and beta- cypermethrin) - Functional group: insecticide Commodity MRL Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits I mg/Kg ‘ Alfalfa fodder 30 mg/Kg Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs and sheep 0.2 mg/Kg Except cattle kidney Artichoke, Globe 0.1 mg/Kg Asparagus 0.4 mg/Kg Barley 2 mg/Kg Lettuce, Leaf 50 mg/Kg Bean fodder 2 mg/Kg Liver of cattle, goats, igs & sheep I mg/Kg Brassica (Cole or Cabbage) Vegetables, Head Cabbage, Flowerhead Brassicas 1 mg/Kg Maize oil, Crude 80 mg/Ke Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 2 mg/Kg Except cattle meat Carambola 0.2 mg/Ke Cardamom 3 mg/Kg Cereal grains 0.3 mg/Kg Except rice barley, oats, rye and wheat. Milks 0.05 mg/Kg 50 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 4 0.3 mg/Kg (excluding shaddocks or pomelos) Mustard greens Pea hay or pea fodder (dry) 200 mg/Kg Coffee beans 0.05 mg/Kg Peanut, whole 1 nig/Kg Dried grapes (=currants, raisins and sultanas) 0.5 mg/Kg Durian 1 mg/Ke Peppers 2 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 20 mg/Kg - Poultry meat 7 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates external aninal treatment. Edible offal (mammalian) 0.05 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates E ge pla nt 0.03 mg/Kg external animal treatment. Eggs 0.01 mg/Kg | Poultry, Edible offal of 10 mg/Kg Pulses 0.2 mg/Kg Radish leaves Gncluding radish tops) 50 mg/Kg Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.07 mg/Kg Grapes 0.2 mg/Kg Leafy vegetables 0.7 mg/Kg Root and tuber vegetables .0.5 mg/Kg Except carrot Leek 0.05 mg/Kg Legume vegetables 0.7 mg/Kg Litehi 2me/Kg Spinach 50 mg/Kg Tomato 2mg/Ke Tomato juice 0.3 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 80 mg/Kg i Longan 1 mg/Kg Mango 0.7 mg/KEs Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 2mg/Kg The MRL accommodates Milk fats — 0.5 mg/Kg external animal treatment. Wheat flour 10 mg/Kg Wheat germ 90 mg/Kg | Milks 0.05 mg/Kg The MRL accommodates Wheat wholemeal 30 mg/Kg Oats 2mg/Kg external animal treatment. Oilseed 0.1 mge/Ke Okra 0.5 mg/Kg Olive oil, Refined 0.5 mg/Kg Olive oil, Virgin 0.5 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.01 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] © 102 Supplement to Official Gazette . Papaya 0.5 mg/Kg Pea hay or pea fodder (dry) 2 mg/Kg Peppers Chili 2 mg/Ke Peppers Chili, dried 10 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette Fenithrothion Functional class: insecticide Peppers, Sweet (including . pimento or pimiento) 0.1 mg/Kg Commodity MRL Apple 0.5 mg/Kg Pome fruits 0.7 mg/Kg Cereal grains 6mgiKg Poultry fats 0.1 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0,05 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.1 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.05 mg/Kg Pulses 0.05 mg/Kg * Pummelo and Grapefruits (Gncluding Shaddock-like hybrids, among others Grapefruit) 0.5 mg/Kg Eggs 0.05 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than 0.05 mg/Ke marine mammals) .Milks 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.05 mg/Kg Rice bran, Unprocessed 40 mg/Kg Rice f 2 mg/Kg Soya bean (dry) 0.01 mg/Kg Root and tuber vegetables 0.01 mg/Kg Except sugar beet Rye 2me/Ke Spices, Fruits and Berries Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.5 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 1 mg/Kg 0.1 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 0.2 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 7 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 25 mg/Kg Stone fruits 2 mg/Kg ‘Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains 10 mg/Kg Strawberry 0.07 mg/Kg Sugar beet 0.1 mg/Kg Sugar cane 0.2 mg/Kg Chlorpyrifos Functional group: Insecticide Sweet corn (corn-on-the- cob) : 0.05 mg/Kg Commodity MRL Alfalfa fodder ; 5 mg/Kg Table Olives 0.05 mg/Kg Almonds Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) 15 mg/Kg Banana 0.05 mg/Kg 2 mg/Kg Broccoli 2 mg/Kg Tomato 0.2 mg/Ke Tree nuts 0.05 mg/Kg Cabbages, Head Img/Kg Wheat 2mg/Kg Carrot 0.1 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 5 mg/Kg Cattle kidney Fenthion Functional ‘group: Insecticide Cattle liver 0.01 mg/Kg 0.01 mg/Kg Cattle meat 1 mg/Kg Cauliflower 0.05 mg/Kg Commodity MRL Chinese cabbage (type pe-tsai) 1 mg/Kg Cherries (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 2 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 1 mg/Kg Coffee beans 0.05 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 2 mg/Kg Olive oil, Virgin 1 mg/Kg Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds) 0.01 mg/Kg Rice, Husked Table Olives Cotton seed 0.3 mg/Kg 0.05 mg/Kg 1 mg/Kg Cotton seed oil, Edible 0.05 mg/Kg 104 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Cranberry - Dried grapes (=currants, raisins and sultanas) Eggs Grapes Maize 0.05 mg/Kg Maize fodder (dry) 10 mg/Kg Maize oil, Edible 0.2 mg/Kg Milk of cattle, goats & sheep 0.02 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.2 mg/Kg Peach 0.5 mg/Kg Peas (pods and succulent=immature seeds) 0.01 mg/Kg Pecan 0.05 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 20 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 2 mg/Kg Pig meat 0.02 mg/Kg Pig, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.5 mg/Kg Pome fruits I mg/Kg Potato 2 mg/Kg Poultry meat. 0.01 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg Rice 0.5 mg/Kg Sheep meat 1 mg/Kg Sheep, Edible offal of 0.01 mg/Kg Sorghum 0.5 mg/Kg Sorghum straw and fodder, Dry 2 mg/Kg Soya bean (dry) 0.1 mg/Kg Soya bean oil, Refined. 0.03 mg/Kg Spices, Fruits and Berries 1 mg/Kg Spices, Roots and Rhizomes 1 mg/Kg Spices, Seeds 5 mg/Ke Strawberry 0.3 mg/Kg Sugar beet 0.05 mg/Kg Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 0.01 mg/Kg Tea, Green, Black (black, fermented and dried) 2 mg/Kg Walnuts 0.05 mg/Kg Wheat 0.5 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.1 mg/Kg Wheat straw and fodder, Dry 5 mg/Kg [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 105 Methomyl Functional class: Insecticide Commodity MRL Alfalfa fodder 20 mg/Kg Apple 0.3 mg/Kg Asparagus 2 me/Ke Barley 2me/Ke Bean fodder 10 mg/Kg Beans (dry) 0.05 mg/Kg Beans, except broad bean and soya bean | mg/Kg Citrus fruits I mg/Ke Citrus pulp, Dry 3mg/Ke Common bean (pods and/or immature seeds) Il mg/Kg Cotton seed 0.2 mg/Kg - Cotton seed oil, Edible 0.04 mg/Kg Cotton seed, hulls 0.2 mg/Kg Cotton seed, meal 0.05 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.02 mg/Kg Eggs 0.02 mg/Kg Fruiting vegetables, Cucurbits 0.1 mg/Kg Grapes 0.3 mg/Ke Lettuce, Head 0.2 mg/Kg Lettuce, Leaf 0.2 mg/Kg Maize 0.02 me/Ke Maize oil, Edible 0.02 me/Ke Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.02 mg/Kg Milks 0.02 mg/Kg Mint hay 0.5 mg/Kg Nectarine 0.2 mg/Kg Oats 0.02 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.2 mg/Kg Peach 0.2 mg/Kg Pear 0.3 mg/Kg Peas (pods and succulent=immature seeds) 5 mg/Kg Peppers 0.7 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 10 mg/Kg Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 1 mg/Kg Potato 0.02 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.02 mg/Kg 106 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Poultry, Edible offal of 0.02 mg/Kg Rape seed 0.05 mg/Kg Soya bean (dry) ‘0.2 mg/Ke Soya bean fodder 0.2 mg/Kg Soya bean hulls | mg/Kg Soya bean meal 20 mg/Kg Soya bean oil, Crude 0.2 mg/Kg Soya bean oil, Refined 0.2 me/Ke Spices, Fruits and Berries 0.07 mg/Kg Straw, fodder (dry) and hay of cereal | grains and other grass-like plants 10 mg/Kg Tomato 1 mg/Ke Wheat 2 mg/Kg Wheat bran, Unprocessed 3 mg/Kg Wheat flour 0.03 mg/Kg Wheat germ 2 mg/Kg Wheat straw and fodder, Dry 5 mg/Kg Cyromazine Functional class: Insecticide Commodity MRL Artichoke, Globe 3 mg/Kg Beans (dry) 3 mg/Kg Broccoli 1 mg/Kg Celery 4 mg/Kg Chick-pea (dry) 3 mg/Kg Cucumber 2 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.3 mg/Kg 0.3 mg/Kg Eggs Fruiting vegetables other than cucurbits 1 mg/Kg Except mushrooms and sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) Lentil (dry) 3 mg/Kg Lettuce, Head 4 mg/Ke Lettuce, Leaf 4 mg/Kg Lima bean (young pods and/or immature beans) 1 mg/Kg Lupin (dry) ImgKg Mango 0.5 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.3 mg/Kg Melons, except watermelon 0.5 mg/Kg | Eggs [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette L107 Milks | 0.01 mg/Kg | Mushfooms 7 mg/Kg Mustard greens 10 mg/Kg Onion, Bulb 0.1 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 10 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.1 mg/Kg Poultry, Edible offal of 0.2 mg/Kg Spring Onion 3 mg/Kg | Squash, summer 2 mg/Kg Diflubenzuron Functional class: Insecticide Commodity MRL Barley 0.05 mg/Kg Citrus fruits 0.5 mg/Kg Edible offal (mammalian) 0.1 mg/Kg 0.05 mg/Kg Hay or fodder (dry) of grasses 3 mg/Kg Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.1 mg/Kg Milks 0.02 mg/Kg Mushrooms 0.3 mg/Kg Mustard ereens 10 mg/Kg Nectarine 0.5 mg/Ke Oats 0.05 mg/Kg Peach 0.5 mge/Ke Peanut 0.1 mg/Kg Peanut fodder 40 mg/Kg Peppers Chili 3 mg/Kg Peppers Chili, dried 20 mg/Kg Peppers, Sweet (inchiding pimento or pimiento) ; 0.7 mg/Kg | Plums (including prunes) (includes all commodities in this subgroup) 0.5 mg/Ke Pome fruits 3 mg/Kg Poultry meat 0.05 mg/Ke Rice 0.01 mg/Ke Rice straw and fodder, Dry 0.7 mg/Kg 1.5 mg/Kg Tree nuts : 0.2 mg/Kg Triticale. 0.05 mg/Kg Wheat 0.05 mg/Kg 108 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] [29th March 2019] — Supplement to Official Gazette 109 : SCHEDULE 2 Legumes vegetables 0.1 Whole commodity as consumed. The . MAXIMUM LEVEL OF METAL CONTAMINANT IN FOOD succulent forms may e consumed:-as whole pods or as the shelled product. Pulses » 0.1 Whole commodity Arsenic Commodity/Product Maximum level Portion of the food commodity/ Root and tuber 0.1 a Whole commodity after removing Name (ML) Product to which the ML vegetables © | tops. Remove adhering soil. (mg/kg) applies eis ; Potato: peeled potato. Edible fats and oil 0.1 | Whole commodity Sfalk'and stem ‘) 0.1 Whole commodity as usually Fat spreads and blended 0.1 Whole commodity. vegetables marketed, after removal of obviously spreads decomposed or withered leaves. . Rhubarb: leaf stems only Natural mineral waters 0.01. Whole commodity Globe artichoke: flower head only. Rice, husked 0.35 Whole commodity a Celery and asparagus: remove Rice, polished 0.2 Whole commodity adhering soil. Salt, food grade 0.5 Whole commodity Cereal grains 0.1 Whole commodity Rice, polished 0.4 Whole commodity Wheat 02. Whole. commodity Cadmium : x Marine bivalves 2.0 Wh mmodity after Commodity/Product Maximum level Portion of the food commodity/ vey : he Orie ti yats Snioralot molluscs shell . ‘ Product to which the ML applies Name (ML) rodu 1 PP Cephalopods 2.0 Whole commodity after removal of (mg/kg) shell Brassica vegetables 0.05 ; Head cabbages and poe ee NERURIaa neal Gee OO , : commodity as marketed, a peptone! Sate fond etade A = of obviously decomposed or withered : | leaves. ‘ ; ‘ : ' Cauliflower and broccoli: flower heads (immature inflorescence only). Brussels sprout: “buttons” only Commodity/Product Name Maximum level | Portion of the food commodity) | M ercury Bulb vegetables 0.05 Bulb/dry onions and garlic: whole ; 3 ; (ML) Product to which the ML commodity after removal of roots and (mg/kg) applies adhering soil and whatever parchment j Natural mineral waters 0.001 skin is easily detached. Salt, food grade 0.1 Fruiting vegetables 0.05 Whole commodity after removal of acs eto fs shi: Maximum level | Portion of the food commodity! Sweet corn and fresh corn: kernels | Methyl Mercury (ML) " | Product to which the ML plus cob without husk (ng/kg) applies Leafy vegetables - 0.2 Whole commodity as usually uta eee te Whole commodity (in general marketed, after removal of obviously Alfonsino LS after removal of digestive tract) decomposed or withered leaves. Marlin L7 Shark 1.6 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] Tin Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (mg/kg) Portion of the food commodity/ Product to which the ML applies Canned foods other than beverages 250 Canned beverages 150 [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette il Brassica vegetables 0.1 Head cabbages and kohlrabi: whole commodity as marketed, after removal of obviously decomposed or withered leaves. Cauliflower and broccoli: flower heads (immature inflorescence only).. Brussels sprout: buttons only Cooked cured chopped meat 50 Cooked cured ham 50 Cooked cured pork shoulder 50 Corned beef. 50 Bulb vegetables 0.1 Bulb/dry onions and garlic: whole commodity after removal of roots and adhering soil and whatever parchment skin is easily detached. Luncheon meat 50 : Lead Fruiting vegetables 0.05 Whole commodity after removal of stem. Sweet corn and fresh corn: kernels plus cob without husk Commodity/Product Name’ Maximum level (ML) (mg/kg) Portion of the commodity/ Products to which the ML Berries and other small fruits 0.1 Whole commodity after removal of caps and stems Leafy vegetables 03 Whole commodity as usually marketed, after removal of obviously decomposed or withered leaves. Cranberry ° 0.2 Whole commodity after removal of caps and stems Currants Fruit with stem Elderberry Whole commodity after removal of caps and stems Legumes vegetables 0.1 Whole commodity as consumed. The succulent form may be consumed as whole pods or as the shelled products. Pulses 0.1 Whole commodity Fruits Whole commodity. Berries and other small fruits: whole commodity after removal of caps and stem. ' Pome fruit: whole commodity after removal of caps and stem. Stone fruits: dates and olives: whole commodity after removal of stem and stones, but the level calculated and expressed on the whole ~ commodity without stem. Pineapples: whole commodity after removal of crown. Avocado, mangoes and similar fruits with hard seeds: whole commodity after removal of stoe but calculated on whole fruit. Roots and tuber vegetables 0.1 Whole commodity after removing tops. Remove adhering soil. Potato: peeled potato. Canned fruits 0.1 The ML applies to products as consumed Jam, jellies and marmalades 0.4 Mango chutney 1.0 Canned vegetables 0.1 The ML applies to the product as consumed Preserved tomatoes 0.05 Table olives 0.4 Pickled cucumbers (cucumber pickles) 0.1 [29th March 2019] 112 Supplement to Official Gazette Processed tomato concentrates Canned chestnuts and canned chestnuts puree Fruit juices Whole commodity (not concentrated) or commodity reconstituted to the original juice concentration, ready to drink, The ML applies also to nectars, ready to drink. i Cereal grains 0.2 Whole commodity Meat of cattle, pigs and sheep 0.1 Whole commodity (without bones) Meat and fat of poultry 0.1 Whole commodity (without bones) Cattle, edible offal of 0.5 Whole commodity Poultry, edible offal of 0.5 Whole commodity Pig, edible offal of 0.5 Whole commodity Edible fats and oils 0.1 Whole commodity as prepared for wholesale or retail distribution Fat spreads and blended spreads — 0.1 [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette eS. SCHEDULE 3 - MAXIMUM LEVEL OF MYCOTOXINS CONTA MINANTS AFLATOXIN M, . Name Commodity/Product Maximum level (ML) (ug/kg) Portion of the commodity/ Product to which the ML applies Milks Whole commodity TOTAL AFLATOXIN (B ,+B,+G,+G,) Notes/Remarks zi Almonds 10 Whole commodity after removal of shell The ML applies to almonds ready to eat (**) Almonds [5 Whole commodity after removal of shell The ML applies to almonds for further processing (*) Brazil nuts Whole commodity (#*) Brazil nuts ready'to eat = Brazil nuts Whole commodity The ML applies to shelled Brazil nuts intended for further processing (*) Milk ea 0.02 Whole commodity Secondary milk products 0.02 Whole commodity Infant formulae, formulae for special medical purposes -intended for infants and follow-up formulae 0.01 Whole commodity Hazelnuts 10 Whole commodity after removal of shell The ML applies to Hazelnuts ready to eat (F*) Hazelnuts ost Fish 0.3 Whole commodity (in general after removing the digestive tract) Natural mineral waters 0.01 . Peanuts 15 Whole commodity after removal of shell The ML applies to Hazelnuts, intended for further processing (*) 15 Unless specified, seed or kernel after removal of shell or husk The ML applies to peanuts also known as groundnut, intended for further ‘ processing (*) Salt, food grade 2.0 Wine 0.2 Pistachios 10 — Whole commodity after removal of . shell The ML applies to pistachios ready to eat (*) Pistachios Whole commodity after removal of shell The ML applies to pistachios, intended for further processing (*) Dried figs Whole commodity The ML applies to dried figs ready to eat (**) 114 Supplement to Official Gazette [29th March 2019] DEOXYNIVALENOL (DON) id Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (ng/kg) Portion of the - commodity /Product to which the ML applies Notes/Remarks Cereal-based foods for infants and young children 200 ML applies to the commodity on a ’ dry. matter basis. All cereai-based foods intended for infants (up to 12 months) and young months) Flour, meal, semolina and flakes derived from wheat, maize or barley 1000 children 12 to 36 Cereal grains (wheat, maize.and barley) destined for further processing 2000 Destined for further processing means intended to undergo an additional processing/treatment that has proven to reduce levels of DON before being used as an ingredient in foodstuff, otherwise processed or offered for human consumption. FUMONISINS (BI+B2) / Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) | (ng/kg) Portion of the commodity /Product to which the ML applies © Notes/Remarks - 4000 Whole commodity Raw maize grain Maize flour and maize meal p 2000: Whole commodity [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette 115 | OCHRATOXIN A Commodity/Product Name (g/kg) Maximum level (ML) Portion of the commodity /Productto which the ML applies Notes/Remarks Wheat Whoie commodity The ML applies to raw common wheat, raw durum wheat, raw Spelt and raw emmier. Barley Whole commodity The ML applies to raw barley Rye Whole commodity The ML applies to raw rye, [ PATULIN Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (ug/kg) Portien of the commodity /Product to which the ML, applies Notes/Remarks Apple juice 50 Whole commodity (not concentrated) or commodity reconstituted to the original juice concentration. The ML applies to apple juice used as an ingredient in other beverages. [29th March 2019] 116 Supplement to Official Gazette SCHEDULE 4 - OTHER CONTAMINANTS ACRYLONITRILE Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (mg/kg) Portion of the commodity /Product to which the ML applies Notes/Remarks Food 0.02 CHLOROPROPANOLS Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (mg/kg) Portion of the commodity /Product to which the ML applies Notes/Remarks — Liquid condiments containing acid hydrolyzed vegetable proteins 0.4 The ML does not apply to naturally fermented soy sauce. HYDROCYANIC ACID Commodity/Product Name Maximum level (ML) (mg/kg) Portion of the commodity /Product to which the ML applies Notes/Remarks Gari Whole commodity The ML is expressed as free hydrocyanic acid Cassava flour 10 The ML is expressed as total hydrocyanic acid [29th March 2019] Supplement to Official Gazette ee sive MELAMINE Commodity/Product | Maximum | Portion of the Notes/Remarks Name level (ML) | commodity (mg/kg) | /Product to which - the ML applies Food (other than infant 25 formulae) and feed. The ML applies to food other than infant formulae. The ML applies to level of melamine resulting from its: ‘non-intentional and unavoidable presence in feed and food. The ML does not apply to feed and food for which it can be proven that the level of melamine higher than 2.5 mg/kg is the consequence of: Authorized use of cyromazine as insecticide, The melamine level shall not exceed the level of cyromazine. Migration from food contact materials taking into account of any nationally authorized migration limit. The ML does not apply to melamine that could be present in the following feed ingredient/additives: guanidine acetic acid (GAA) , urea and biuret, as a result of normal production processes. Powdered infant \ formulae Liquid infant formulae 0.15 The ML applies to liquid infant formulae as consumed MADE this 28th day of March, 2019. MITCY LARUE MINISTER OF FAMILY AFFAIRS