Established Maximum Residue Limit: Spinetoram

November 14, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-100-10724-0 (978-1-100-10725-7)
Cat. No.: H113-29/2008-28E (H113-29/2008-28E-PDF)
(EMRL2008-28)

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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 technical grade spinetoram and the end-use products Radiant SC Insecticide and Delegate WG Insecticide for use in Canada on root vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1A), leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4), cole crops (Crop Group 5), fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8), pome fruits (Crop Group 11), stone fruits (Crop Group 12), caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A), bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B), asparagus, barley, beet greens, grapes, oats, okra, rye, soybeans, strawberries, turnip greens and wheat. See Appendix I for a list of crop group/subgroup commodities. The specific uses approved in Canada are detailed on the labels of Radiant SC Insecticide and Delegate WG Insecticide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Numbers 28777 and 28778, respectively.

Corresponding domestic maximum residue limits (MRLs) for spinetoram were proposed in the consultation document published on 28 April 2008, Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL 2008-11, Spinetoram. The PMRL also included proposed import MRLs for spinetoram on tuberous and corm vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1C), leaves of root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 2), legume vegetables (Crop Group 6), cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9), citrus fruits (Crop Group 10), corn (field, sweet, pop) and cranberries to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues. See Appendix I for a list of crop group/subgroup commodities. 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.

Established Maximum Residue Limits for Spinetoram

Common Name: Spinetoram

Residue Definition:

XDE-175-J:
1H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin- 7,15-dione, 2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-α- L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13- [[(2R,5S,6R)-5-(dimethylamino)tetrahydro- 6-methyl 2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl- 2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a, 16b-hexadecahydro-14-methyl- (2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)

XDE-175-L:
1H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin- 7,15-dione, 2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methyl-α- L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-13- [[(2R,5S,6R)-5-(dimethylamino)tetrahydro- 6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl- 2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16btetradecahydro- 4,14-dimethyl-, (2S,3aR,5aS,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bS)

Includes the following metabolites:

N-demethyl-175 J:
(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S,14R,16aS,16bR)-9- ethyl-14-methyl-13-{[(2S,5S,6R)-6-methyl- 5-(methylamino)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2- yl]oxy}-7,15-dioxo-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9, 10,11,12,13,14,15, 16a,16b-octadecahydro- 1H-as-indaceno[3,2-d]oxacyclododecin- 2-yl 6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl-2,4-di-O-methylalpha- L-mannopyranoside

N-formyl-175-J:
(2R,3S,6S)-6-({(2R,3aR,5aR,5bS,9S,13S, 14R,16aS,16bR)-2-[(6-deoxy-3-O-ethyl- 2,4-di-O-methyl-α-L-mannopyranosyl) oxy]-9-ethyl-14-methyl-7,15-dioxo-2,3,3a, 4,5,5a,5b,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16a,16boctadecahydro- 1H-as-indaceno[3,2-d] oxacyclododecin-13-yl}oxy)-2- methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl(methyl) formamide

Food Commodity / MRL parts per million (ppm)

Leafy Brassica greens (Crop Subgroup 5B), leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4), leaves of root and tuber vegetables (Crop Group 2) / 7.0

Citrus oil / 3.0

Head and stem Brassica vegetables (Crop Subgroup 5A) / 2.0

Grape juice / 1.0

Low growing berries (Crop Subgroup 13-07G; except lowbush blueberries, cranberries), raisins / 0.7

Caneberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07A), bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B; except highbush cranberries, lingonberries) / 0.5

Small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (Crop Subgroup 13-07F; except gooseberries) / 0.4

Cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9), citrus fruits (Crop Group 10), ediblepodded legume vegetables (Crop Subgroup 6A) / 0.3

Fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8), stone fruits (Crop Group 12), okra / 0.2

Pome fruits (Crop Group 11), root vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1A), barley, oats, rye, wheat / 0.1

Tuberous and corm vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1C), succulent shelled pea and bean (Crop Subgroup 6B), dried shelled pea and bean (Crop Subgroup 6C), asparagus, corn (field, sweet, pop), cranberries, dry soybeans / 0.04

Milk, fat / 7.5

Fat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep / 5.5

Liver of cattle, goats, horses and sheep / 0.85

Meat byproducts (except liver) of cattle, goats, horses and sheep / 0.6

Milk / 0.3

Meat of cattle, goats, horses and sheep / 0.2

Eggs; fat, meat and meat byproducts of hogs and poultry / 0.04

MRLs for the listed crop groupings are established for each commodity included in the group or subgroup in accordance with Appendix I.

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 or Subgroup Number: 1A

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Root and tuber vegetables/ Root vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Black salsify roots, Carrot roots, Celeriac roots, Chicory roots, Edible burdock roots, Garden beet roots, Ginseng roots, Horseradish roots, Oriental radish roots, Parsnip roots, Radish roots, Rutabaga roots, Salsify roots, Skirret roots, Spanish salsify roots, Sugar beet roots, Turnip roots, Turnip-rooted chervil roots, Turnip-rooted parsley roots

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 1C

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Root and tuber vegetables/ Tuberous and corm vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Arracacha, Arrowroot, Cassava roots, Chayote roots, Chinese artichokes, Chufa, Edible canna, Ginger roots, Jerusalem artichokes, Lerens, Potatoes, Sweet potato roots, Tanier corms, Taro corms, True yam tubers, Turmeric roots, Yam bean roots

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 2

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Leaves of root and tuber vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Black salsify tops, Cassava leaves, Celeriac tops, Chicory tops, Edible burdock tops, Garden beet tops, Oriental radish tops, Radish tops, Rutabaga tops, Tanier leaves, Taro leaves, Turnip tops, Turnip-rooted chervil tops

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 4

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Leafy vegetables except Brassica

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Amaranth, Arugula, Cardoon, Celery, Celtuce, Chinese celery, Corn salad, Dandelion leaves, Dock, Edible leaved chrysanthemum, Endives, Fresh chervil leaves, Fresh Florence fennel leaves and stalk, Fresh parsley leaves, Garden cress, Garden purslane, Garland chrysanthemum, Head lettuce, Leaf lettuce, New Zealand spinach, Orach leaves, Radicchio, Rhubarb, Spinach, Swiss chard, Upland cress, Vine spinach, Winter purslane

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 5A

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables/ Head and stem Brassica

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Cauliflower, Chinese broccoli, Chinese mustard cabbages, Kohlrabi, Napa Chinese cabbages

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 5B

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables/ Leafy Brassica greens

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Bok choy Chinese cabbages, Broccoli raab, Collards, Kale, Mustard greens, Mustard spinach, Rape greens

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 6A

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Legume vegetables/ Edible-podded legume vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Edible-podded dwarf peas, Edible-podded jackbeans, Edible-podded moth beans, Edible-podded peas, Edible-podded pigeon peas, Edible-podded runner beans, Edible-podded snap beans, Edible-podded snow peas, Edible-podded soybeans, Edible-podded sugar snap peas, Edible-podded swordbeans, Edible-podded wax beans, Edible-podded yardlong beans

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 6B

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Legume vegetables/ Succulent shelled peas and beans

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Succulent shelled blackeyed peas, Succulent shelled broad beans, Succulent shelled English peas, Succulent shelled garden peas, Succulent shelled green peas, Succulent shelled lima beans, Succulent shelled peas, Succulent shelled pigeon peas, Succulent shelled southern peas

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 6C

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Legume vegetables/ Dried shelled peas and beans (except soybean)

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Dry adzuki beans, Dry beans, Dry blackeyed peas, Dry broad beans, Dry catjang seed, Dry chickpeas, Dry field peas, Dry guar seed, Dry kidney beans, Dry lablab beans, Dry lentils, Dry lima beans, Dry moth beans, Dry mung beans, Dry navy beans, Dry pigeon peas, Dry pink beans, Dry pinto beans, Dry rice beans, Dry southern peas, Dry tepary beans, Dry urd beans, Grain lupin

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 8

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Fruiting vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Bell peppers, Eggplants, Groundcherries, Non-bell peppers, Pepinos, Pepper hybrids, Tomatillos, Tomatoes

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 9

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Cucurbit vegetables

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Balsam apples, Balsam pears, Cantaloupes, Chayote fruit, Chinese cucumbers, Chinese waxgourds, Citron melons, Cucumbers, Edible gourds (other than those listed in this item), Muskmelons (other than those listed in this item), Pumpkins, Summer squash, Watermelons, West Indian gherkins, Winter squash

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 10

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Citrus fruits

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Calamondins, Citrus citron, Citrus hybrids, Grapefruits, Kumquats, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Pummelos, Satsuma mandarins, Tangerines

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 11

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Pome fruits

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Apples, Crabapples, Loquats, Mayhaws, Oriental pears, Pears, Quinces

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 12

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Stone fruits

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches, Plumcots, Plums, Prune plums, Sweet cherries, Tart cherries

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 13-07A

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Berries and small fruits/ Caneberries

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

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 13-07B

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Berries and small fruits/ Bushberries (Highbush cranberries and lingonberries are excluded from the proposed Subgroup MRL)

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Aronia berries, Buffalo currants, Chilean guavas, Currants (red and black), Elderberries, European barberry, Gooseberries, Highbush blueberries, Highbush cranberries, Honeysuckle, Huckleberries, Jostaberries, Lingonberries, Lowbush blueberries, Native currants, Salal berries, Saskatoon berries (juneberries), Sea buckthorn Cultivars, varieties and hybrids of above commodities

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 13-07F

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Berries and small fruits/ Small fruits vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit (Gooseberries are excluded from the proposed Subgroup MRL)

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Amur river grapes, Gooseberries, Grapes, Hardy kiwifruit, Maypop, Schizandra berries Cultivars, varieties and hybrids of above commodities

Crop Group or Subgroup Number: 13-07G

Name of Crop Group/Subgroup: Berries and small fruits/ Low growing berries (Lowbush blueberries and cranberries are excluded from the proposed Subgroup MRL)

Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group or Subgroup: Bearberries, Bilberries, Cloudberries, Cranberries, Lingonberries, Lowbush blueberries, Muntries, Partridgeberries, Strawberries Cultivars, varieties and hybrids of above commodities