Annexure - 11
List of Pesticides to be Analysed
Value in mg/kg
S.No. / Chemicals / EU / UK / Netherlands / CodexA) Organochlorine
Aldrin(expressed as dieldrin) / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01Chlordane (cis & trans) / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
Chlorthalonil / 1.00 / 1.00 / 1.00 / 0.50
DDT (all isomers) / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Dicofol / 2.00 / 2.00 / 2.00 / 5.00
Dichlofluanid / 10.00 / 15.00 / 10.00 / 15.00
Dieldrin (See Aldrin)
Endosulphan (All isomers) / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50
Endrin / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
HCH (alpha & beta) / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01**
Heptachlor / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
Lindane / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.50
B) Organophosphorus
Acephate / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Methamidophos / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
Azinphos methyl / 1.00 / 2.00 / 1.00
Chlorfenvinphos / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Chlorpyriphos / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50 / 1.00
Chlorpyriphos-methyl / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20
Diazinon / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Dichlorvos / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10
Dimethoate (Including Omethoate) / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02 / 1.00
Ethion / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50
Etrimphos / # / # / 0.05
Fenchlorphos / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
Fenitrothion / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50
Fosetyl- Al / # / # / 0.20
Iprobenphos / # / # / #
Malathion / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50 / 8.00
Mevinphos / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.50
Monocrotophos / # / # / 0.05
Omethoate (refer to Dimethoate)
Oxydematon-methyl / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Profenophos / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
4-bromo-2-chlorophenol / 0.01 / 0.01 / 0.01
Parathion-methyl / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Parathion ethyl / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Phosalone / 1.00 / 1.00 / 1.00
Phosphamidon / 0.15 / # / 0.20
Quinalphos / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Triazophos / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Triadimefon / 2.00 / 2.00 / 2.00 / 0.50
C) Synthetic Pyrethroids
Cyfluthrin / 0.30 / 0.30 / 0.30
Cypermethrin / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50
Deltamethrin / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.05
Fenvalerate & Esfenvalerate (sum of RR & SS isomers) / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10
Fenvalerate & Esfenvalerate (sum of RS & SR isomers) / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Lambda-cyhalothrin / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20
Permethrin / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05 / 2.00
D) Triazines
Atrazine / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10
E) Acylamino acid fungicides
Benalaxyl / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20
Metalaxyl / 2.00 / 2.00 / 2.00 / 1.00
F) Carbamates
Carbaryl / 3.00 / 5.00 / 3.00 / 5.00
Carbofuran / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10
Methomyl / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05 / 5.00
Carbosulfan / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Thiodicarb (See methomyl)
G) Pyrimidines
Fenarimol / 0.30 / 0.30 / 0.30 / 0.30
H) Conazoles
Bitertanol / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.05
Hexaconazole / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10 / 0.10
Myclobutanil / 1.00 / 1.00 / 1.00 / 1.00
Penconazole / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20 / 0.20
Propiconazole / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50 / 0.50
Flusilazole / # / # / #
Difenoconazole / # / # / #
I) Imidazoles
Imazalil / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
J) Dicarboximides
Captafol / 0.02 / 0.02 / 0.02
Captan / 3.00 / 3.00 / 3.00
Iprodione / 10.00 / 10.00 / 10.00 / 10.00
K) Benzimidazole
Carbendazim (Including Benomyl, Thiophenate-methyl) / 2.00 / 2.00 / 2.00 / 10.00
L) Dithiocarbamates
Ethylene thio urea / # / # / 0.02
Carbon di sulfide
(Mancozeb, Maneb, Propineb and Ziram collectively estimated as CS2) / 2.00 / 2.00 / 2.00 / 5.00
M) Nicotinoids
Clothianidin / # / # / #
Imidacloprid / # / # / 1.00
Thiamethoxam / # / # / 0.05
N) Dinitrophenol
Dinocap
/ # / # / 0.05O) Aliphatic Nitrogen fungicides
Cymoxanil / # / 0.10 / 0.05
P) Morpholine
Dimethomorph / # / # / 0.05
Q) Natural Product Derivative
Emamectin Benzoate / # / # / #
Spinosad
(Sum of Spinosad A+B) / # / 0.50 / #
R) Substituted Thiourea
Diafenthiuron / # / # / #
P) Others
Fipronil / # / # / 0.01
** In, α HCH & β HCH has separate MRL of 0.01 mg/kg.
# No MRL exists
Clarification for the pesticides, where the MRL does not exist for the use by the Nominated Laboratories and the PSC authorities:
1. For Flusilazole (Sr. No. 63) the provisional MRL Value (pending)
for the EU i.e. 0.5 mg/kg will be used for EU, UK and
Netherlands.
2. For Difenoconazole, (Sr. No. 64). the provisional MRL Value (pending)
for the EU i.e. 0.05 mg/kg will be used for EU, UK and
Netherlands.
3. For Clothianidin (Sr. No. 72) the provisional MRL Value (pending)
for the EU i.e. 0.02 mg/kg will be used for EU, UK and
Netherlands.
4. For Iprobenphos (Sr. No. 27), Emamectin Benzoate (Sr. No. 78) and Diafenthiuron (Sr. No. 80), the MRL have been fixed at 0.01 mg/kg based on their LOQ.
5. In other cases, where MRL does not exist for both EU and UK (Sr. No. 23, 26, 30, 70, 73, 74, 75, 77 and 81), the MRL for the Netherlands should be used as guidance. Where MRL does not exist for UK (Sr. No. 38), the MRL for the EU to be considered. Where MRL does not exist for EU (Sr. No. 76), the MRL for the Netherlands to be considered. Where MRL does not exist for EU and the Netherlands (Sr. No. 79), the MRL for the UK to be considered.
All analytical values above LOQ to be reported only at two decimal points.
MRL Update:
1.UK MRLs – update available 9th November, 2005
- Netherlands MRLs – update available 20th April, 2005
- EU MRLs – update available November, 2004