Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) of Insecticides in Organic ...

1 1 Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) of Insecticides in Organic Foods S. No. Name of Insecticide Food Commodity Tolerance limit mg/kg (ppm) for Organic Foods Instrument to be used to achieve the LoQ 1. Carbaryl Fish * LC-MS/MS Food grains LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Okra and leafy vegetables LC-MS/MS Potatoes * LC-MS/MS Other vegetables LC-MS/MS Cottonseed (whole) LC-MS/MS Maize cob (kernels) LC-MS/MS Rice LC-MS/MS Maize LC-MS/MS Chillies LC-MS/MS 2. Dichlorvos (content of di- chloroacetaldehyde ( ) be reported where possible) Foodgrains * LC-MS/MS Milled Food Grains LC-MS/MS Vegetables LC-MS/MS Fruits * LC-MS/MS 3.

2 Dicofol Fruits & Vegetables GC-MS/MS Tea (dry manufactured) GC-MS/MS Chillies GC-MS/MS 4. Dimethoate (residue to be determined as dimethoate and expressed as dimethoate) Fruits & Vegetables LC-MS/MS Chillies LC-MS/MS Cottonseed * LC-MS/MS Cottonseed oil (crude) * LC-MS/MS 5. Hydrogen cyanide Foodgrains GC-FID wit purge and trap system Milled Food Grains GC-FID wit purge and trap system 6. Hydrogen phosphide Foodgrains * GC-MS Milled Food Grains * GC-MS 7. Inorganic bromide (determined and expressed as Foodgrains GC-ECD Milled Food Grains GC-ECD Fruits GC-ECD 2 total bromide from all sources) Dried Fruits GC-ECD Spices 20 GC-ECD 8.

3 Hexachlorocyclohexane and its Isomers GC-MS/MS Alpha ( ) Isomer Rice grain unpolished * GC-MS/MS Rice grain polished * GC-MS/MS Milk (whole) * GC-MS/MS Fruits and vegetable GC-MS/MS Fish GC-MS/MS Carbonated Water GC-MS/MS Beta ( ) Isomer : Rice grain unpolished * GC-MS/MS Rice grain polished * GC-MS/MS Milk (whole) * GC-MS/MS Fruits and vegetable GC-MS/MS Fish GC-MS/MS Carbonated Water * GC-MS/MS Delta ( ) isomer: Rice grain Unpolished * GC-MS/MS Rice grain Polished * GC-MS/MS Milk (whole) * GC-MS/MS Fruits & vegetables GC-MS/MS Fish GC-MS/MS Carbonated Water * GC-MS/MS 9. Malathion (Malathion to be determined and expressed as combined residues of malathion and malaoxon) Food grains LC-MS/MS Milled food grains LC-MS/MS Fruits LC-MS/MS Vegetables LC-MS/MS Dried fruits LC-MS/MS Carbonated Water * LC-MS/MS 10.

4 Chlorfenvinphos (Residues to be measured as alpha and beta isomers of Chlorfenvinphos Foodgrains * GC-MS/MS Milled Foodgrains * GC-MS/MS Milk and Milk Products * GC-MS/MS Meat and Poultry * GC-MS/MS Vegetables * GC-MS/MS Groundnuts * GC-MS/MS Cotton seed * GC-MS/MS 3 11. Chlorobenzilate Fruits GC-MS/MS Dry Fruits, Almonds and Walnuts * GC-MS/MS 12. Chlorpyrifos Foodgrains * GC-MS/MS Milled foodgrains * GC-MS/MS Fruits GC-MS/MS Potatoes and Onions * GC-MS/MS Cauliflower and Cabbage * GC-MS/MS Other vegetables * GC-MS/MS Meat and Poultry * GC-MS/MS Milk and Milk Products * GC-MS/MS Cotton seed * GC-MS/MS Cottonseed oil (Crude) * GC-MS/MS Carbonated Water * GC-MS/MS 13.)

5 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid Foodgrains * LC-MS/MS Milled foodgrains * LC-MS/MS Potatoes * LC-MS/MS *Milk and Milk Products * LC-MS/MS *Meat and Poultry * LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Fruits LC-MS/MS 14. Ethion (Residues to be determined as ethion and its oxygen analogue and expressed as ethion) Tea (dry manufactured) LC-MS/MS Cucumber and Squash LC-MS/MS Other Vegetables LC-MS/MS Cotton seed LC-MS/MS *Milk and Milk Products LC-MS/MS *Meat and Poultry * LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Food grains * LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Peaches LC-MS/MS Other fruits LC-MS/MS Dry fruits * LC-MS/MS 15.

6 Monocrotophos Food grains * LC-MS/MS Milled Food grains * LC-MS/MS Citrus fruits * LC-MS/MS Other fruits * LC-MS/MS Cottonseed * LC-MS/MS Cottonseed oil * LC-MS/MS 4 (raw) *Meat and Poultry * LC-MS/MS *Milk and Milk Products * LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Coffee (Raw beans) * LC-MS/MS Cardamom LC-MS/MS 16. Paraquat dichloride (Determined as Paraquat cations) Food grains * LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Potato * LC-MS/MS Other vegetables * LC-MS/MS Cotton seed * LC-MS/MS Cottonseed oil (edible refined) * LC-MS/MS *Milk (whole) * LC-MS/MS Fruits * LC-MS/MS 17. Phosalone Pears LC-MS/MS Citrus fruits LC-MS/MS Other fruits LC-MS/MS Potatoes * LC-MS/MS Other vegetables LC-MS/MS Rapeseed/Mustard Oil (crude) * LC-MS/MS 18.

7 Trichlorfon Foodgrains * LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Sugar beet * LC-MS/MS Fruits and Vegetables * LC-MS/MS Oil seeds * LC-MS/MS Edible Oil (refined) * LC-MS/MS Meat and Poultry * LC-MS/MS Milk (whole) * LC-MS/MS 19. Thiometon(Residues determined as thiometon its sulfoxide and sulphone expressed as thiometon) Food grains * LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Fruits * LC-MS/MS Potato, Carrots and Sugar beets * LC-MS/MS Other vegetables * LC-MS/MS 20. Acephate Safflower seed * LC-MS/MS Cotton Seed * LC-MS/MS 21. Methamidophos (A metabolite of Acephate) Safflower seed * LC-MS/MS Cotton seed * LC-MS/MS 22.

8 Atrazine Maize * LC-MS/MS Sugarcane LC-MS/MS 23. Carbendazim Food Grains LC-MS/MS 5 (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim) Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Vegetables LC-MS/MS Mango LC-MS/MS Banana (whole) LC-MS/MS Other fruits LC-MS/MS Cotton seed * LC-MS/MS Groundnut * LC-MS/MS Sugar beet * LC-MS/MS Dry fruits * LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Meat & Poultry * LC-MS/MS Milk & Milk Products * LC-MS/MS 24. Benomyl (sum of benomyl and carbendazim expressed as carbendazim) Food grains LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Vegetables LC-MS/MS Mango LC-MS/MS Banana (whole) LC-MS/MS Other fruits LC-MS/MS Cotton seed * LC-MS/MS Groundnut * LC-MS/MS Sugar beet * LC-MS/MS Dry fruits * LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Meat & Poultry * LC-MS/MS Milk & Milk Products * LC-MS/MS 25.

9 Captan (Sum of captan and THPI, expressed as captan) Fruit & Vegetables GC-MS/MS 26. Carbofuran (sum of carbofuran and 3-hydroxy carbofuran expressed as carbofuran) Food grains * LC-MS/MS Milled food grains * LC-MS/MS Fruit & Vegetables * LC-MS/MS Oil seeds * LC-MS/MS Sugarcane * LC-MS/MS Meat & Poultry * LC-MS/MS Milk & Milk Products * LC-MS/MS 27. Copper oxychloride (determined as copper) Fruit AAS/ICP-MS Potato AAS/ICP-MS Other vegetables AAS/ICP-MS 28. Cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (fat soluble residue) Wheat grains * GC-MS/MS Milled wheat grains * GC-MS/MS Brinjal * GC-MS/MS Cabbage GC-MS/MS Bhindi * GC-MS/MS 6 Oil seeds except groundnut * GC-MS/MS Meat and Poultry * GC-MS/MS Milk and Milk Products * GC-MS/MS 29.

10 Decamethrin/ Deltamethrin Cotton Seed * GC-MS/MS Food grains GC-MS/MS Milled Food grains * GC-MS/MS Rice * GC-MS/MS 30. Edifenphos Rice * LC-MS/MS Rice bran LC-MS/MS Eggs * LC-MS/MS Meat and poultry * LC-MS/MS Milk and Milk products * LC-MS/MS 31. Fenvalerate (fat soluble residue) Cauliflower GC-MS/MS Brinjal GC-MS/MS Okra GC-MS/MS Cotton Seed * GC-MS/MS Cotton seed oil * GC-MS/MS Meat and Poultry GC-MS/MS Milk and Milk Product * GC-MS/MS 32. Dithiocarbamates (the residue tolerance limit are determined and expressed as mg/CS2/kg and refer separately to the residues arising from any or each group of dithiocarbamates Food Grains Milled food grains Potatoes * GC-MS (b) Ethylene bis- dithiocarbamates resulting from the use of mancozeb, maneb or zineb (including zineb derived from nabam plus zinc sulphate) Cherries Other fruits GC-MS (c) Mancozeb Chillies GC-MS 33.)