New MRLs for pesticides established in Canada
Health Canada’s Pest
Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has recently introduced new Maximum Residue
Limits (MRLs) for Pyroxsulam, Triflumezopyrim, Broflanilide and Flupyradifurone in food. Their adoption has
been notified to World Trade Organization (WTO) on November 2020.
The proposed MRLs were established via entry into the Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limits Database and are provided directly below:
This update has the potential
to affect agricultural producers, food manufacturers, and pesticide
manufacturers. Food products destined for Canada, if listed in the table above,
must not have the residues exceeding these newly adopted MRLs.
MRLs established in Canada may be found
using Health Canada's Maximum Residue Limit Database
(http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/mrl-lrm/index-eng.php) on the Maximum Residue Limits
for Pesticides webpage (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticidespest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residuelimits-pesticides.html).
The database allows users to search for pesticides or for food commodities.