Regulations amending the Regulations governing the maximum limits for pesticide residues that may be present in foodstuffs (No. R. 722 of 2005)

No. R. 722 22 July 2005 FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, 1972 (ACT NO. 54 OF 1972) REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES THAT MAY BE PRESENT IN FOODSTUFFS The Minister of Health intends, in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), to make the regulations in the Schedule. Interested persons are invited to submit any substantiated comments or representations on the proposed regulations to the Director-General of Health, Private BagX828, Pretoria, 0001 (for the attention of the Director: Food Control), within three months of the date of the publication of this notice. SCHEDULE 1. In these regulations "the Regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 246 of 11 February 1994, as amended by Government Notice No. R. 1448 of 26 August 1994, Government Notice No. R. 494 of 8 June 2001, Government Notice No. R. 525 of 3 May 2002 and Government Notice No. R. 247 of 24 March 2005. Amendment of the Schedule of the Regulations 2. Regulation 1 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the following definitions in the correct alphabetical order: "peaches only" means peaches only and excludes nectarines; and "peas (whole)" means unshelled peas. Amendment of the Annex to the Regulations 3. The Annex to the Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the following particulars in the correct alphabetical order: Chemical Substance Foodstuff MRL (mg/kg) Abamectin Plums 0.01 Acetamiprid Barley, wheat, oats 0.05 Canola 0.02 Alpha-cypermethrin (alpha- Macadamia nuts/, Sugar cane... 0.05 cypermethrin, sum of isomers) Azoxystrobin Broccoli, cauliflower 0.20 Brussels sprouts 0.05 Cabbage 0.01 Mangoes 0.10 Tomatoes 0.50 Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl Potatoes 0.011 (sum of benthiavalicarb isopropyl and its stereo isomer KIF-2305-L Beta-cyfluthrin Macadamia nuts 0.02 Bifenthrin Mealies (green) 0 051 Boscalid (boscalid) Grapes 5.00 Carbendazim Oats ...... 0.10 Chlorpyrifos Mangoes 0.01 Cyhalothrin Beans (green), beans (dry), sorghum, wheat 0.20 Cotton seed, cruciferae, groundnuts, potatoes, 0.05 tomatoes.. Macadamia nuts, mealies 0.01 (green), onions, peas Dichlorophen Tomatoes 0.50 Diflubenzuron Potatoes 0.01 Dimethomorph Potatoes 0.01 1 Limit of Detection Chemical Substance Foodstuff MRL (mg/kg) chloride Mangoes 5.00 Diquat .77 Potatoes 0.05 Emamectin (sum of the Tomatoes 0.01 metabolites emamectin B1aMF and FA; emamectin B1a and B-1b benzoate and emamectin delta 8,9-Z isomer) Epoxiconazole Mealies (green) 0.01 Ethoprophos Potatoes 0.01 Fipronil Broccoli 0.05 Cabbage, cauliflower 0.01 Fluroxypyr2 Fat, meat, milk 0.10 Kidney 0.50 Flusilazole Mealies (green) 0.01 Flutriafol Soy Beans 0.10 Folpet Tomatoes 0.50 Furfural Carrots, potatoes 1.00 Lettuce 0.50 Onions 5.00 2.00 Sugar cane Glyphosate Maize 2.00 Guazatine Tomatoes 2.50 Indoxacarb Beans, peaches, peas 0.20 (whole) 1.00 Broccoli, brussels sprouts 0.05 Cauliflower 0.01 Potatoes 2 Should fluroxypyr treated fields be grazed or the straw used as fodder, fluroxypyr could be present in organs of the cattle. i Il I iii Chemical Substance Foodstuff MRL (mg/kg) Iprodione Apricots 5.00 Kresoxim-methyl Cucurbits, mangoes 0.01 Lufenuron Cabbage 0.10 Metalaxyl-m Broccoli 0.02 Brussels sprouts, cauliflower... 0.10 Cabbage 0.05 Methyl-parathion Coffee 0.05 Novaluron Apples, pears, cotton 0.05 seed 0.01 Peaches (canned), tomatoes Propioconazole Mealies (green) 0.02 Propyzamide Apples, grapes, pears 0.10 Apricots, cherries, peaches, 0.02 plums Canola 0.05 Pyraclostrobin Grapes 0.50 Quinoxyfen Cucurbits 0.50 Spinosad Apricots, cabbage, cucurbits, guavas, mangoes, olives, pears, plums 0.01 Nectarines only 0.50 Peaches only, peas, beans 0.05 Spirodiclofen Citrus 0.01 (spirodiclofen).. Spiroxamine Barley wheat1 0.05 Tau- Canola 0.05 fluvalinate Tebuconazole Soy Beans 0.50 i ii HI Chemical Substance Foodstuff MRL (mg/kg) Tebuconazole Soy Beans 0.50 Thiacloprid Peaches 0.10 Triadimenol Soy Beans 0.50 Trichlopyr Citrus 0.10 Trifloxystrobin Mealies (green) 0.05 Pears 0.10 Potatoes I 0.02 Zoxamide Grapes 2.00 , I I Spirodiclofen = Afr Spirodiklofen Epoxiconazole = Afr Epoksikonasool Dr ME Tshabalala-Msimang, MP Minister of Health