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Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-44, Cyprodinil

Pest Management Regulatory Agency
3 July 2013
ISSN: 1925-0843 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-24/2013-44E-PDF (PDF version)

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Under the authority of the Next link will take you to another Web site Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has concluded that the addition of a new use on rapeseeds (canola) to the product label of Astound Fungicide, containing technical grade cyprodinil, is acceptable. The specific uses approved in Canada are detailed on the label of Astound Fungicide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 29648.

The evaluation of this cyprodinil application indicated that the end-use product has merit and value, and the human health and environmental risks associated with the new uses are acceptable. Details regarding the registration can be found in the corresponding Evaluation Report that is available in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website, under Public Registry, Pesticide Product Information Database.Footnote 1

Before registering a pesticide for food use in Canada, the PMRA must determine the quantity of residues that are likely to remain in or on the food when the pesticide is used according to label directions and that such residues will not be a concern to human health. This quantity is then legally established as a maximum residue limits (MRL). An MRL applies to the identified raw agricultural food commodity as well as to any processed food product that contains it, except where separate MRLs are specified for the raw agricultural commodity and a processed product made from it.

Consultation on the proposed MRL for cyprodinil is being conducted via this document (see Next Steps).

To comply with Canada's international trade obligations, consultation on the proposed MRLs is also being conducted internationally by notifying the Next link will take you to another Web site World Trade Organization, as coordinated by the Next link will take you to another Web site Standards Council of Canada.

The proposed MRL, to be added to the MRLs already established for cyprodinil, is as follows.

Table 1 - Proposed Maximum Residue Limits for Cyprodinil
Common Name Residue Definition MRL (ppmTable 1 footnote 1) Food Commodity

Table 1 footnotes

Table 1 footnote 1

ppm = parts per million

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Cyprodinil 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine 0.02 Rapeseeds (canola)

MRLs established in Canada may be found using the Maximum Residue Limit Database on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage. The database allows users to search for established MRLs, regulated under the Pest Control Product Act, both for pesticides or for food commodities.

International Situation and Trade Implications

MRLs may vary from one country to another for a number of reasons, including differences in pesticide use patterns and the locations of the field crop trials used to generate residue chemistry data. Currently, there are no corresponding American tolerances as listed in the Next link will take you to another Web site Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR Part 180, by pesticide, or corresponding Codex MRLsFootnote 2 on the Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Residues in Food webpage for cyprodinil in/on rapeseeds (canola).

Next Steps

The PMRA invites the public to submit written comments on the proposed MRLs for cyflufenamid up to 75 days from the date of publication of this document. Please forward your comments to Publications. The PMRA will consider all comments received before making a final decision on the proposed MRL. Comments received will be addressed in a separate document linked to this PMRL. The established MRL will be legally in effect as of the date that they are entered into the Maximum Residue Limit Database.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The relevant report can be accessed by selecting the Applications/Amendment/Historical tab and opening the Evaluation Report found under Application Number 2008-2271.

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Footnote 2

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is an international organization under the auspices of the United Nations that develops international food standards, including MRLs.

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