Regulations governing the maximum limits for pesticide residues that may be present in foodstuffs (No. R. 247 of 2005)

STAATSKOERANT, 24 MAART 2005 No. 27397 13 No. R. 247 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTEMENT VAN GESONDHEID 24 March 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 has, in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), made the regulations contained in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE I. In these regulations “the Regulations” means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 246 of 11 February 1994, as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1448 of 26 August 1994, Government Notice No. R. 494 of 8 June 2001 and Government Notice No. R. 525 of 3 May 2002. Insertion of new regulation and renumbering of existing regulation 2. The following regulation is hereby inserted after regulation 3 of the regulations and the existing regulation 4 renumbered regulation 5. “4. The standards for the methods of analysis and sampling of pesticide residues in food shall be as laid down in the latest edition of the Codex Alimentarius Standards, Pesticides Residues in Food: Methods of Analysis and Sampling, obtainable from the Department of Health.” 14 No . 27397 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 24 MARCH 2005 Amendment of the Annex of the Regulations 3 . The Annex of the Regulations is hereby amended by . (1) the insertion of the following particulars in the correct alphabetical order: I 0.20 Tomatoes ...................... 0.02 Cotton seed ....................... Acetamiprid ...................... III I1 Chemical Substance MlU (mg/kg) Foodstuff Alpha-cypermethrin (alpha- 0.02 Wheat .............................. cypermethrin. sum of isomers) Beta.cyfluthrin .................. 0.05 Potatoes ........................... 0.01 Canola ............................ Carbendazim (carbendazim) ... 0.01 Avocadoes ........................ Carbofuran (carbofuran and 3- Maize ............................... expressed as carbofuran) ....... hydroxy- carbofuran, 0.20' 0.05 Citrus ............................... Ethoprophos (ethoprophos) ... Fipronil (fipronil - fat Citrus ............................... 0.05 soluble). .......................... Mangoes ........................... 0.05 Florasulam ................. Wheat ................................ 0.01 1 I Flumetsulam .............. 0.05 Wheat ................................ Flusilazole (flusilazole) ........ 0.10' Apples .............................. Pears ................................. 0.10 Flutriafol .................. 1. 00 Apples .............................. lndoxacarb ................ 0.05 Grapes ................................ Imidacloprid ............... 0.05 Beans (dry) ......................... Pears ............................. 1. 00 Iodosulforon ............... Barley ............................ 0.05 Wheat ............................ 0.05 Lufenuron ........................ Tamatoes ............................ 0.02 Mesotrione ....................... Maize ............................. 0.01 Methamidophos Canola ................................ 0.05 [methamidophos) ............ I Carbofuran: The MRL for maize was 0.1 mg/kg 2 Flusilazole: The MRL for apples and pears was 0.05 mgkg . The agricultural practice changed in that a higher dose rate is recommended for the control of diseases in these crops STAATSKOERANT. 24 MAART 2005 No . 27397 15 I Chemical Substance Oxydemeton-methyl (sum of oxydemeton-methyl and its sulphone. expressed as oxydemeton.methy1) ........... Parathion (parathion) ........... Pyraflufen.ethyl ................ Silthiopham ..................... Spinosad [the sum of spinosad [spinosyns A and D) and its metabolites spinosyn K. spinosyn B and N-demethyl Zoxamide (sum of zoxamide md its acid metabolites. RH 1452 and RH-1455) ............. spinosyn] ....................... I1 Foodstuff Wheat .............................. ~ ~~ Barley ............................... Cruciferae ........................... Cactus and spineless pears ....... Castor oil .......................... Citrus ............................... Onions .............................. Sorghum ............................. Wheat ................................ Barley ............................... Wheat .............................. Wheat ............................. Apples ................................ Citrus ................................ Grapes (table) ....................... Potatoes ............................. 111 MRL (mg/kg) 0.20 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.05 0.50 0.05 0.20 0.20 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 (2) the substitute for . “pickly pears” to “cactus and spineless pears” in column I1 next to parathion in column I Minister of Health