Established Maximum Residue Limit EMRL2009-12, Fenamidone

10 June 2009
HC Pub.: 8239
ISBN: 978-1-100-12697-5 (print version)
ISBN: 978-1-100-12698-2 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-29/2009-12E (print version)
Catalogue number: H113-29/2009-12E-PDF (PDF version)

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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 on bulb vegetables (Crop Group 3; see Appendix I) to the product label of Reason 500SC Fungicide, containing technical grade fenamidone. The specific use approved in Canada is detailed on the label of Reason 500SC Fungicide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 27462.

Corresponding maximum residue limits (MRL) were proposed for bulb vegetables without existing MRLs in the consultation document published on 21 November 2008, Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2008-39, Fenamidone. 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 fenamidone.

Established Maximum Residue Limits for Fenamidone

Common Name	Residue Definition	MRL (ppm)	Food Commodity*
Fenamidone	(5S)-3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-4H-imidazol-4-one	1.5	Beltsville bunching onions, elegans hosta, fresh Chinese chive leaves, fresh chive leaves, fresh onions, fritillaria leaves, kurrats, lady's leeks, leeks, macrostem onions, shallot leaves, tree onion tops, Welsh onion tops, wild leeks
		0.2	Chinese onions, daylilies, fritillaria bulbs, garlic, great headed garlic, lilies, pearl onions, potato onions, serpent garlic, shallot bulbs

A complete list of all MRLs established in Canada can be found on the Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides webpage in the Pesticides and Pest Management section of Health Canada's website.

Appendix I - Crop Groups: Numbers and Definitions

Crop Group Number: 3-07A
Name of the Crop Group: Bulb vegetables, Bulb onion subgroup
Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group: Chinese onions, Daylilies, Dry bulb onions, Fritillaria bulbs, Garlic, Great headed garlic, Lilies, Pearl onions, Potato onions, Serpent garlic, Shallot bulbs

Crop Group Number: 3-07B
Name of the Crop Group: Bulb vegetables,Green onion subgroup
Food Commodities Included in the Crop Group: Beltsville bunching onions, Fresh Chinese chive leaves, Fresh chive leaves, Elegans hosta, Fresh onions, Fritillaria leaves, Green onions, Kurrats, Lady's leeks, Leeks, Macrostem onions, Shallot leaves, Tree onion tops, Welsh onion tops, Wild leeks