Established Maximum Residue Limit EMRL2010-15, Thiamethoxam

15 September 2010
HC Pub: 100349
ISBN: 978-1-100-16216-4 (print version)
ISBN: 978-1-100-16217-1 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-29/2010-15E (print version)
Catalogue number: H113-29/2010-15E-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 bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B) to the product label of Actara 25WG Insecticide, containing technical grade thiamethoxam. The specific use approved in Canada is detailed on the label of Actara 25WG Insecticide, Pest Control Products Act Registration Number 28408.

A corresponding maximum residue limit (MRL) was proposed in the consultation document published on 11 December 2009, Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2009-19, Thiamethoxam. The PMRA received no comments in response to this consultation.

To comply with Canada's international trade obligations, consultation on the proposed MRL 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 MRL takes legal effect as of the publication date of this document and replaces the 0.02 ppm MRL previously in effect for bushberries which were captured under "All food crops (other than those listed in this item)".

Established Maximum Residue Limit for Thiamethoxam

Common Name	Residue Definition	MRL (ppm)	Food Commodity
Thiamethoxam	3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl] tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, including the metabolite (E)-N-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]-N'-methyl-N"-nitroguanidine	0.2	Bushberries (Crop Subgroup 13-07B)

MRLs are established for each commodity included in the bushberries crop subgroup in accordance with Appendix I.

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		Crop Subgroup		Food Commodities Included in the Crop Subgroup
Number	Name	Number	Name
13-07	Berry and small fruit	13-07B	Bushberry	Aronia berries Buffalo currants Chilean guavas Currants Elderberries European barberry Gooseberries Highbush blueberries Highbush cranberries Honeysuckle Huckleberries Jostaberries Lingonberries Lowbush blueberries Native currants Salal berries Saskatoon berries (juneberries) Sea buckthorn