Established Maximum Residue Limit: Imidacloprid

September 3, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-100-10531-4 (978-1-100-10532-1)
Cat. No.: H113-29/2008-23E (H113-29/2008-23E-PDF)
(EMRL2008-23)

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Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has added a new use for caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13 07A, see Appendix I) to the product label of Admire 240 Flowable Systemic Insecticide, containing technical grade imidacloprid. The specific uses approved in Canada are detailed on the label of Admire 240 Flowable Systemic Insecticide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 24094.

Corresponding maximum residue limits (MRLs) were proposed in the consultation document published on 22 April 2008, Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2008 06, Imidacloprid. 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 are in addition to the MRLs already established for imidacloprid.

Established Maximum Residue Limits for Imidacloprid

Common Chemical Name: Imidacloprid

Chemical Name of Substance: 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro- 2-imidazolidinimine, including metabolites containing the 6-chloropicolyl moiety

Food Commodity / MRL parts per million (ppm)

Blackberries, loganberries, raspberries, wild raspberries / 2.5

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

Appendix I

Crop Groups: Numbers and Definitions

Crop Group Number: 13-07A

Name of the Crop Group: Berry and Small Fruit
Caneberry subgroup

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group: Blackberries, Loganberries, Raspberries (red and black), Wild raspberries, Cultivars and hybrids of the above