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Draft Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2020 related to MRL of pesticide, Tolerance Limit of Antibiotic and Toxins

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Section

Notification

General

1. (1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force with effective date for implementation to be either 1st January or 1st July subject to a minimum of 180 days from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.

(A) in regulation 2.2 relating to “Crop Contaminants and Naturally Occurring Toxic Substances”, in sub-regulation 2.2.1, in clause 1, in the Table,-

(1) against serial number 4 relating to Ochratoxin A, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Article of the food	Limit µg/kg
(3)	(4)
Wheat, Wheat Bran, Rye, Barley, Coffee	5

(2) against serial number 6 relating to Deoxynivalenol, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Article of the food	Limit µg/kg
(3)	(4)
Wheat, Wheat Bran, Barley	1000

(B) in regulation 2.3,-

(I) in sub-regulation 2.3.1, in clause 3, in the Table,-

(1) against serial number 1 relating to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Sugarcane	0.01
Food grains	0.01
Meat and Poultry	0.05

(2) against serial number 2 relating to Acephate, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.07
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*
Okra	0.01*
Chilli	0.01*
Dried Chilli	0.1

(3) against serial number 3 relating to Acetamipridin columns, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Chilli	0.01
Cabbage	0.03
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(4) against serial number 7 relating to Ametroctradin columns, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*
Cucumber	0.3

(5) against serial number 11 relating to Azoxystrobin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.5
Mango	0.01
Potato	0.05
Wheat	0.03*
Cauliflower	0.8
Watermelon	0.2
Apple	0.2
Sugarcane	0.03*
Turmeric	0.03*
Pomegranate	0.05
Cotton seed	0.05
Onion	0.05

(6) against serial number 15 relating to Beta Cyfluthrin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Brinjal	0.01*
Cottonseed	0.02
Soybean	0.01*

(7) against serial number 16 relating to Bifenthrin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	0.05
Cottonseed	0.05
Milk	0.01
Chilli	0.01*
Dried Chilli	0.2

(8) against serial number 18 relating to Bitertanol, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(9) against serial number 19 relating to Buprofezin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Chilli	0.01
Mango	0.01
Grapes	0.01

(10) against serial number 21 relating to Captan, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Fruit & Vegetables	15

(11) against serial number 22 relating to Carbaryl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	1.5
Citrus (Orange)	0.01*

(12) against serial number 23 relating to Carbendazim, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	0.5
Mango	2.0
Grapes	0.1*
Rice	0.5*

(13) against serial number 25 relating to Carbosulfan columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cumin	0.07
Cotton seed	0.05*
Cotton seed oil	0.05*
Brinjal	0.05*

(14) against serial number 29 relating to Chlorantraniliprole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.03
Cabbage	0.03
Sugarcane	0.03
Cotton	0.03
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(15) against serial number 34 relating to Chlorothalonil, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*
Water melon	0.15
Cucumber	0.6
Cauliflower	1.5

(16) against serial number 36 relating to Chlorpyriphos, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	0.01*
Food grains	0.05
Fruits	0.5
Potatoes and Onions	0.01
Cauliflower and Cabbage	0.01
Milk	0.01(F)
Cotton seed	0.05
Cottonseed oil	0.03

(17) against serial number 37 relating to Chlothianidin (Chlothianidin and its metabolites Thiazolymethylguanidine (TMG),Thiazolymethylurea (TZMU), Methylnitroguanidine (MNG) TMG), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Sugarcane	0.2*
Rice	0.02
Tea	0.1
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(18) against serial number 41 relating to Clomazone in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Sugarcane	0.05*

(19) against serial number 46 relating to Cyantranilipole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Pomegranate seed	0.01
Cabbage	0.01
Cotton seed /Oil	0.01
Grapes	0.8
Watermelon	0.04
Bitter gourd	0.04
Ridge gourd	0.01

(20) against serial number 50 relating to Cypermethrin (sum of isomers) (Fat soluble residue), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.01
Wheat grains	0.05
Okra	0.2
Meat and Poultry	0.2 (carcass fat basis)
Milk	0.01(F)

(21) against serial number 51 relating to Deltamethrin (Decamethrin), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	2.0
Tomato	0.05
Food grains	0.5
Milled Food grains	0.2

(22) against serial number 52 relating to Diafenthiuron, for the entries in columns (2), (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Name of the Insecticide	Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (2)	Column (3)	Column (4),
Diafenthiuron and metabolites (CGA 177960, 140408, 227352)	Cardamom	0.5
	Brinjal	1
	Chilli	0.05
	Dried Chilli	0.5
	Cotton seed Oil	1
	Cabbage	1
	Citrus	0.2
	Tomato	0.1
	Watermelon	0.1
	Okra	0.6

(23) against serial number 53 relating to Dichlorvos (DDVP) (content of dichloroacetaldehyde (D.C.A.) be reported where possible), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	1.0

(24) against serial number 56 relating to Dicofol (sum of o,p' and p,p' isomers), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	5.0

(25) against serial number 57 relating to Difenoconazole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Pomegranate	0.01*
Milk	0.01
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*
Grapes	0.01*
Wheat	0.01*
Cumin	0.01
Sugarcane	0.02*
Turmeric	0.02*
Groundnut	0.01
Cotton seed	0.05
Onion	0.05
Groundnut and Groundnut Oil	0.01

(26) against serial number 59 relating to Dimethoate in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cotton Seed	0.05*
Cotton seed oil	0.05*

(27) against serial number 60 relating to Dimethomorph, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cucumber	0.5

(28) against serial number 62 relating to Dinotefuran, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.03*

(29) against serial number 64 (a) relating to 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), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Green Chilli	0.2
Dry chilli	2
Food Grains	0.2
Potato	0.1

(30) against serial number 64 (c) relating to Mancozeb, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Groundnut	0.01
Mango	0.5*
Grapes	0.1*

(31) against serial number 64(d) relating to Metiram as CS_2, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Green chilli	0.05*
Dry chilli	0.5
Grapes	0.1*
Potato	0.05*
Cumin	0.05*
Banana	0.05*
Cucumber	0.3
Bitter gourd	0.05*
Rice	0.05*

(32) against serial number 68 relating to Emamectin Benzoate in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tomato	0.01*
Tea	0.06
Red Gram	0.01*
Rice	0.01*
Soybean	0.01*

(33) against serial number 69 relating to Epoxyconazole in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Banana	0.02*

(34) against serial number 72 relating to Ethofenprox (Etofenprox), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(35) against serial number 74 relating to Etoxazole , for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	0.01*

(36) against serial number 75 relating to Famoxadone, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05
Tomato	0.01*

(37) against serial number 81 relating to Fenpropathrin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	1.0
Cottonseed oil	0.05

(38) against serial number 82 relating to Fenpyroximate in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	6.0
Cotton Seed	0.05*
Cotton Seed oil	0.05*

(39) against serial number 84 relating to Fipronil, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cabbage	0.01

(40) against serial number 87 relating to Flubendiamide, for the entries in columns (2), (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Name of the Insecticide	Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (2)	Column (3)	Column (4),
Flubendiamide and Flubendiamide's metabolite (Des-iodo)	Bengal Gram	0.1
	Cotton seed Oil	0.1
	Cabbage	0.05
	Tomato	0.07
	Pigeon pea	0.05
	Black gram	0.03
	Tea	0.2
	Okra	0.5
	Sugarcane	0.02
	Groundnut	0.02

(41) against serial number 90 relating to Flusilazole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Meat & Meat Products	0.2

(42) against serial number 94 relating to Glufosinate Ammonium, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Milk	0.01*

(43) against serial number 97 relating to Hexaconazole in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	5.0

(44) against serial number 99 relating to Hexythiazox, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	1.0
Grapes	0.02
Brinjal	0.05*
Okra	0.3

(45) against serial number 102 relating to Imazethapyr, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Soybean	0.01*
Red Gram	0.01*
Cluster Bean	0.01*

(46) against serial number 103 relating to Imidacloprid, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Citrus (Acid Lime)	0.5
Groundnut Seed	0.05
Mango	0.05
Grapes	0.05
Cucumber	0.2
Brinjal	0.01
Meat & Meat Products	0.02

(47) against serial number 104 relating to Indoxacarb, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tomato	0.05
Chick Pea	0.05
Soybean	0.05*
Cottonseed	0.1
Cabbage	0.1
Meat & Meat Products	0.01
Soyabean	0.05*
Black Gram	0.05*
Groundnut	0.05*

(48) against serial number 109 relating to Kasugamycin in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*

(49) against serial number 110 relating to Kresoxim Methyl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Wheat	0.02*

(50) against serial number 111 relating to Lambda cyhalothrin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.01
Red Gram	0.01
Bengal Gram	0.01
Mango	0.02
Cardamom	2.0
Pomegranate	0.01*

(51) against serial number 114 relating to Malathion (Malathion to be determined and expressed as combined residues of malathion and malaoxon), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	4.0

(52) against serial number 115 relating to Mandipropamid, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*
Tomato	0.05*
Cucumber	0.2

(53) against serial number 120 relating to Metalaxyl-M, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Potato	0.01
Grapes	0.05
Tomato	0.1
Pomegranate	0.04*
Cauliflower	0.3

(54) against serial number 122 relating to Methomyl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tomato	0.05
Grapes	0.05
Soybean	0.01*
Milk	0.01*

(55) against serial number 123 relating to Methyl Chlorophenoxy Acetic Acid (MCPA), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Wheat	0.05
Milk	0.01*

(56) against serial number 131 relating to Novaluron, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cottonseed	0.01
Cabbage	0.01
Redgram	0.01*
Rice	0.01*
Soyabean	0.01*
Black Gram	0.01*
Groundnut	0.01*

(57) against serial number 135 relating to Oxydemeton-Methyl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	0.02
Meat & Meat Products	0.01*

(58) against serial number 138 relating to Paraquat dichloride (Determined as Paraquatcations), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains	0.1
Cottonseed	0.2
Tea	0.05

(59) against serial number 139 relating to Penconazole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.2
Apple	0.02

(60) against serial number 141 relating to Pendimethalin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Onion	0.01*

(61) against serial number 145 relating to Phorate (sum of Phorate, its oxygen analogue and their sulphoxides and sulphones, expressed as phorate), for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Meat & Poultry	0.05(carcass fat basis)
Cottonseed Oil	0.01*

(62) against serial number 146 relating to Phosalone, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Other fruits	5

(63) against serial number 148 relating to Pinoxaden, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Wheat	0.02

(64) against serial number 150 relating to Pirimiphos-methyl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Food grains except Rice	5.0

(65) against serial number 151 relating to Profenofos, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cottonseed oil	0.05

(66) against serial number 153 relating to Propaquizafop in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cotton Seed	0.01*
Cotton Seed oil	0.01*
Groundnut seed	0.01*
Groundnut seed oil	0.01*

(67) against serial number 154 relating to Propargite, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Apple	2.0

(68) against serial number 155 relating to Propiconazole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Soybean seed	0.01
Banana	0.03*
Tea	6.0

(69) against serial number 156 relating to Propineb in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cotton	0.1*

(70) against serial number 157 relating to Pyraclostrobin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*
Tomato	0.01
Soybean	0.02*
Onion	0.05*
Apple	0.05*
Cucumber	0.4
Chilli	0.5
Dried Chilli	5
Tomato	0.6
Mango	0.05*
Bitter gourd	0.02*

(71) against serial number 160 relating to Pyriproxyfen, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cottonseed	0.03*

(72) against serial number 163 relating to Quinalphos in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	0.7

(73) against serial number 167 relating to Spinosad, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cabbage	0.02
Meat & Meat Products	0.2

(74) against serial number 168 relating to Spiromesifen, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tomato	0.3
Cotton seed	0.01*
Tea	1.0
Cucumber	0.3

(75) against serial number 170 relating to Tebuconazole, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.05
Groundnut seed	0.05
Soybean	0.01*
Grapes	0.01*
Cotton Seed Oil	0.01*
Apple	0.7
Potato	0.01*
Chilli	1.5
Dried Chilli	15
Black Gram	0.05*
Tea	15.0
Cumin	0.05*
Gherkin	1.0

(76) against serial number 171 relating to Thiacloprid, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.01
Brinjal	0.3
Meat & Meat Products	0.02

(77) against serial number 172 relating to Thifluzamide in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tomato	0.05*

(78) against serial number 174 relating to Thiamethoxam, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Wheat	0.01
Tea	0.01
Acid Lime	0.02
Meat & Meat Products	0.01

(79) against serial number 177 relating to Tolfenpyrad in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cotton seed	0.01*
Cotton	0.01*
Mango	0.01*
Cumin	0.01*
Onion	0.01*
Chilli	0.01*
Dried Chilli	0.1

(80) against serial number 180 relating to Triadimefon, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Coffee	0.01*

(81) against serial number 181 relating to Trifloxystrobin, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Wheat	0.02*
Grapes	0.02
Groundnut	0.02*
Black Gram	0.05*
Tea	6.0
Soyabean	0.02*
Gherkin	0.5

(82) against serial number 183 relating to Triasulfuron in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	0.05*

(83) against serial number 184 relating to Triazophos, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.05
Cottonseed oil	0.1

(84) against serial number 189 relating to Fluopicolide in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Potato	0.02*

(85) against serial number 192 relating to Fluopyram and its metabolites, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05
Chilli	1.5
Dried Chilli	15
Tomato	0.4
Rice	0.01*

(86) against serial number 198 relating to Imazamox in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Red Gram	0.01*
Cluster Bean	0.01*

(87) against serial number 203 relating to Boscalid, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*
Chilli	0.8
Dried Chilli	8.0
Apple	0.03*
Onion	0.02*
Tomato	0.3

(88) against serial number 205 relating to Haloxyfop-R Methyl, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Soybean	0.02*

(89) against serial number 206 relating to Sulfentrazone and its metabolite Desmethylsulfentrazone and 3-Hydroxymethylsulfentrazone in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Sugarcane	0.2

(90) against serial number 207 relating to Spirotetramat, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Green Chilli	0.8
Dry Chilli	8

(91) against serial number 208 relating to Metrafenone, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Grapes	0.05*
Mango	0.05*
Cucumber	0.02*
Apple	0.05*

(92) against serial number 209 relating to Fluxapyroxad, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Rice	0.05*
Cotton Seed	0.05*
Cotton Seed Oil	0.05*
Groundnut	0.05*
Soyabean	0.05*
Cucumber	0.4
Chilli	0.4
Dried Chilli	4.0
Tomato	0.7
Mango	0.05*

(93) against serial number 210 relating to Tetraconazole in columns (3) and (4), after the existing entries, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Tea	1.0

(94) against serial number 213 relating to Sulfoxaflor, for the entries in columns (3) and (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (3)	Column (4),
Cotton Seed and Cotton Seed Oil	0.01*

(95) After serial number 213, the following shall be inserted, namely ,-

Sl. No.	Name of the Insecticide	Food	Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) mg/kg
Column (1)	Column (2)	Column (3)	Column (4),
214	Afidopyropen	Brinjal	0.05*
		Cotton Seed Oil	0.05*
		Cucumber	0.6
215	Benalaxyl	Cucumber	0.05*
216	Benalaxyl-M	Grape	0.01*
217	Bifenzate	Grape	0.5
218	Clothiandin	Grape	0.05
219	Fluensulfone	Tomato	0.01*
		Cucumber	0.01*
		Okra	0.01*
220	Fluthiacet-methyl plus metabolite (Fluthiacet/CGA-300402)	Soyabean cake	0.02
		Soyabean	0.02
		Soyabean oil	0.02
221	Flumioxazin	Wheat	0.02*
		Soyabean cake	0.01*
		Soyabean	0.01*
		Soyabean oil	0.01*
222	Indaziflam and its metabolite (Diamino triazine)	Tea	0.1
223	Metamifop	Rice	0.05*
224	Metamitron	Sugarbeet	0.01
225	Meptyldinocap	Chilli	1.5
		Dry chilli	15
		Grapes	0.3
		Mango	0.3
		Pea	2.0
226	Oxathiapiprolin	Grapes	0.3
226	Oxathiapiprolin	Potato	0.03*
227	Propamocarb Hydrochloride	Potato	0.1*
228	Triflumzopyrim	Rice	0.01*
229	Triafamone and its metabolites	Rice	0.2
230	Pyridaben	Cotton Seed	0.03*
		Cotton Seed oil	0.03*
		Tea	0.03*
		Chilli	0.2
		Dry Chilli	2
231	Cyproconazole	Maize	0.03*
231	Cyproconazole	Wheat	0.03*
232	Prochloraz	Chilli	0.2
232	Prochloraz	Dry Chilli	2
233	Cyenopyrafen	Apple	0.05*
		Chilli	0.2
		Dry Chilli	2.0
234	Methoxyfenozide	Groundnut	0.02*
		Groundnut oil	0.02*
		Sugarcane	0.02*

(ii) in sub-regulation 2.3.2,-

(1) for clause (2), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(2) Following antibiotics and veterinary drugs are not permitted to be used at any stage of productionof meat and meat products, milk and milk products, poultry and eggs, sea foods including shrimps, prawns or any variety of fish and fishery products. The EMRL of 0.001 mg/kg will be applicable except for Chloramphenicol for which it shall be 0.0003 mg/kg (0.3 ug/kg).

1. Carbadox

2. Chloramphenicol

3. Chlorpromazine

4. Clenbuterol

5. Colistin

6. Crystal Violet (Sum of Crystal Violet and Leucocrystal Violet)

7. Glycopeptides

8. Malachite Green (Sum of Malachite green and Leucomalachite green)

9. Nitrofurans including

a) Furaltadone

b) Furazolidone

c) Nitrofurantoin

d) Nitrofurazone

10. Streptomycin and its metabolite dihydrostreptomycin

11. Nitroimidazoles including

A) Dimetridazole (DMZ)

B) Ronidazole (RNZ) and its metabolite 2-hydroxymethyl-1-methyl-3 nitroimidazole(HMMNI)

C) C) Ipronidazole (IPZ) and its metabolite Hydroxyipronidazole

D) D) Metronidazole (MNZ) and its metabolite 3 hydroxymetronidazole

12. Steroids

13. Stilbenes

14. Sulphamethoxazole”

(2) for clause (3), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“ (3) The use of any antibiotic is not permitted during the honey production. However, in order to test the misuse of antibiotics, the antibiotics specified in column (2) shall not exceed the Maximum Residue Performance Level (MRPL) specified in column (3) of the Table below, namely: -

Table

Serial No.	Name of Antibiotics	Maximum Residue Performance Level (MRPL) (ug/kg)
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Chloramphenicol	0.3*
2	Nitrofurans and its metabolites	1
3	Sulphonamides and its metabolites	10 either individually or collectively
4	Streptomycin	10 either individually or collectively
5	Tetracycline	10
6	(a) Oxytetracycline	10
6	(b) Chlortetracycline	10
7	Ampicillin	10
8	Enrofloxacin	10
9	Ciprofloxacin	10
10	Erythromycin	10
11	Tylosin	10”

(3) for clause (4), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(4) The antibiotics and veterinary drugs specified in column (2) shall not exceed the tolerance limit specified in column (4) for the article of food in column (3) of the Table below, namely:-

Table

S. No.	Name of the antibiotics and veterinary drugs	Food	Tolerance limit (mg/Kg)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Ampicillin	(I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
1.	Ampicillin	(IV) Fish	0.05
2.	Amprolium	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
3	Apramycin	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
4.	Albendzole	Species not specified
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	5.0
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	0.1
		Milk
		Fish	0.1
5.	Amoxicillin	Cattle
		Kidney	0.05
		Liver	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
		Milk	0.004
		Fat	0.05
		Finfish
		Fillet	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
		Pig
		Liver	0.05
		Fat/Skin	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
		Kidney	0.05
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.05
		Kidney	0.05
		Milk	0.004
		Fat	0.05
		Liver	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
6.	Cloxacillin	(I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
7.	Chlortetracycline/Oxytetracycline/Tetracycline	Cattle
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.6
		Kidney	1.2
		Milk	0.1
		Muscle	0.2
		Giant prawn(Paeneusmonodon)(muscle)	0.2
		Pig
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.6
		Kidney	1.2
		Poultry
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.6
		Kidney	1.2
		Eggs	0.4
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.6
		Kidney	1.2
		Milk	0.1
	Oxytetracycline	Fish	0.2
8.	Ceftiofur	Cattle
		Muscle	1.0
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	6.0
		Fat	2.0
		Milk	0.1 mg/l
		Pig
		Muscle	1.0
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	6.0
		Fat	2.0
9.	Cephapirine	(I) All edible animal tissues except in fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
9.	Cephapirine	(III) Milk	0.02
10.	Clopidol	(I) All edible animal tissues except in fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
11.	Closantel	Cattle
		Muscle	1.0
		Liver	1.0
		Kidney	3.0
		Fat	3.0
		Sheep
		Muscle	1.5
		Liver	1.5
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	2.0
12.	Cefphacetrile	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish. (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
12.	Cefphacetrile	(III) Milk	0.125
13.	Cephalexin	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
14.	Danofloxacin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.4
		Kidney	0.4
		Fat	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.05
		Kidney	0.2
		Fat	0.1
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.4
		Kidney	0.4
		Fat	0.1
15.	Doramectin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.03
		Fat	0.15
		Milk	0.015
		Pig
		Muscle	0.005
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.03
		Fat	0.15
16.	Diminazene	Cattle
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	12.0
		Kidney	6.0
		Milk	0.15
17.	Erythromycin	Chicken
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Eggs	0.05
		Turkey
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
18.	Flumequine	Cattle
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	3.0
		Fat	1.0
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	3.0
		Fat	1.0
		Pig
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	3.0
		Fat	1.0
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	3.0
		Fat	1.0
		Trout
		Muscle	0.5
19.	Flunixin	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
20.	Febantel/Fenbendazole/Oxyfendazole	Cattle
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.1
		Goat
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
21.	Gentamicin	Cattle
		Milk	0.2 mg/l
		Liver	2.0
		Fat	0.1
		Kidney	5.0
		Muscle	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.1
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	0.1
		Liver	2.0
22.	Ivermectin	Cattle
		Milk	0.01
		Liver	0.8
		Fat	0.4
		Muscle	0.03
		Kidney	0.1
		Pig
		Liver	0.015
		Fat	0.02
		Sheep
		Liver	0.015
		Fat	0.02
23.	Lincomycin	Cattle
		Milk	0.15
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	0.5
		Fat	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	1.5
		Fat	0.1
24.	Levamisole	Cattle
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.01
		Pig
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.01
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.01
		Poultry
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.01
25.	Monensin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.002
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.02
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.1
		Goat
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.02
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.1
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.01
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.1
		Turkey
		Muscle	0.01
		Liver	0.01
		Kidney	0.01
		Fat	0.1
		Quail
		Liver	0.01
		Kidney	0.01
		Muscle	0.01
		Fat	0.1
26.	Moxidectin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.02
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.05
		Fat	0.5
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.05
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.05
		Fat	0.5
27.	Meloxicam	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
27.	Meloxicam	(III) Milk	0.015
28.	Neomycin	Cattle
		Liver	0.5
		Milk	1.5
		Kidney	10
		Fat	0.5
		Muscle	0.5
		Chicken
		Liver	0.5
		Eggs	0.5
		Muscle	0.5
		Kidney	10
		Fat	0.5
		Duck
		Fat	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	10
		Muscle	0.5
		Goat
		Liver	0.5
		Kidney	10
		Fat	0.5
		Muscle	0.5
		Pig
		Kidney	10
		Liver	0.5
		Muscle	0.5
		Fat	0.5
		Sheep
		Kidney	10
		Muscle	0.5
		Fat	0.5
		Liver	0.5
		Turkey
		Liver	0.5
		Muscle	0.5
		Kidney	10
		Fat	0.5
29.	Nicarbazin	Chicken
		Kidney	0.2
		Fat/Skin	0.2
		Liver	0.2
		Muscle	0.2

30.	Oxybendazole	(I) All edible animal tissues except in Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
31.	Oxyclozanide	(I) All edible animal tissues except Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
32.	Parbendazole	(I) All edible animal tissues except Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
33.	Praziquantel	All edible tissues of Pig	0.01
34.	Pencillin G/Benzylpenicillin	Pig
		Liver	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
		Kidney	0.05
		Chicken
		Kidney	0.05
		Liver	0.05
		Muscle	0.05
		Cattle
		Muscle	0.05
		Milk	0.004
		Liver	0.05
		Kidney	0.05
35.	Spectinomycin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	2.0
		Milk	0.2 mg/l
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	2.0
		Eggs	2.0
		Pig
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	2.0
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.5
		Liver	2.0
		Kidney	5.0
		Fat	2.0
36.	Sulfadiazine	(I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
37.	Sulfanilamide	(I) All edible animal tissues (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
38.	Sulfaquinoxaline	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
39.	Sulfadimidine	Cattle
		Milk	0.025
		No Specified
		Muscle	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Liver	0.1
40.	SulfaChloropyrazine	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
41.	Sulfamethazine	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
42.	Sulfadimethoxine	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues (III) Milk	0.01
43.	Thiabendazole	Cattle
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Goat
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.1
44.	Triclabendazole	Cattle
		Muscle	0.25
		Liver	0.85
		Kidney	0.4
		Fat/Skin	0.1
		Fat/Skin
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.2
		Liver	0.3
		Kidney	0.2
		Fat/Skin	0.1
45.	Trimethoprim	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
45.	Trimethoprim	(III) Milk	0.05
46.	Tylosin	Cattle
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Milk	0.1
		Pig
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat	0.1
		Sheep
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Chicken
		Muscle	0.1
		Liver	0.1
		Kidney	0.1
		Fat/Skin	0.1
		Eggs	0.3
47.	Virginiamycin	Poultry and egg	0.01
48.	Xylazine	(I) All edible animal tissues except fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
49.	Zinc Bacitracin (minimum 60IU/mg dried substance)	(I) All edible animal tissues except in Fish (II) Fats derived from animal tissues	0.01
49.	Zinc Bacitracin (minimum 60IU/mg dried substance)	(III) Milk	0.1