Established Maximum Residue Limit: Fludioxonil

August 8, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-100-10399-0 (978-1-100-10400-3)
Cat. No.: H113-29/2008-12E (H113-29/2008-12E-PDF)
(EMRL2008-12)

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Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has granted conditional registration to the end-use product Scholar 50WP Fungicide, containing technical grade fludioxonil, for use on pome fruits (Crop Group 11) and stone fruits (Crop Group 12). The specific uses approved in Canada are detailed on the product label of Scholar 50WP Fungicide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 28568.

Corresponding maximum residue limits (MRLs) were proposed in the consultation document published on 15 August 2007, Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2007 10, Fludioxonil. The PMRA received no comments in response to this consultation.

To comply with Canada's international trade obligations, consultation on the proposed MRLs was also conducted internationally by notifying the World Trade Organization, as coordinated by the Standards Council of Canada. No comments were received as a result of the World Trade Organization consultation.

The following MRLs are legally in effect as of the publication date of this document and have either been revised or been added to the MRLs already established for fludioxonil.

Established and Revised Maximum Residue Limits for Fludioxonil

Common Chemical Name: Fludioxonil

Chemical Name of Substance: 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol- 4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile

Food Commodity / MRL parts per million (ppm)

Pome fruits (Crop Group 11) / 5.0

Stone fruits (Crop Group 12)* / 5.0

MRLs for the listed crop groups are established for each commodity in the group in accordance with Appendix I.

A complete list of all MRLs established in Canada can be found on the PMRA's MRL webpage.

* (Existing MRLs of 2.0 ppm were previously established for fludioxonil in or on apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums. These MRLs are being revised to 5.0 ppm as a result of this action and MRLs are being extended to all commodities within the crop group.)