National Food Safety Standard
Maximum Residue Limits for 43 Pesticides in Food (including Paraquat)
1 Scope
This standard specifies 302 maximum residue limits for 43 pesticides (including Paraquat) in food.
The standard applies to foods related to residue limits .
The food categories and testing parts (Appendix A) provided in GB 2763-2016) apply to this
standard. If the maximum residue limit of a pesticide is applicable for a certain food category, all the
foods in this category will be applicable to this MRL, except otherwise specified.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents in this standard are essential for the application of the
standard. For dated references, only the dated versions apply to this standard. For not dated references,
the latest versions (including all modifications) apply to this standard.
GB 23200.8 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of 500 pesticides and related
chemical residues in fruits and vegetables - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB 23200.51 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of dinotefuran residue in foods -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
GB 23200.56 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of quinoxyfen residue in foods
GB 23200.76 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of flubendiamide residue in foods -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
GB 23200.115 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of fipronil and its metabolite
residues in eggs - Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 19650 Determination of 478 pesticides and related chemicals residues in animal muscles -
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 20769 Determination of 450 pesticides and related chemicals residues in fruits and
vegetables - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 20771 Determination of 450 pesticides and related chemicals residues in honey - Liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 20772 Determination of 461 pesticides and related chemicals residues in animal muscles -
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 22979 Determination of boscalid residues in milk and milk powder - Gas chromatographymass
spectrometry
GB/T 23210 Determination of 511 pesticides and related chemicals residues in milk and milk
powder - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 23211 Determination of 493 pesticides and related chemicals residues in milk and milk
powder - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
SN/T 0293 Determination of paraquat and diquat residues in food of plant origin for export -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
SN/T 2234 Determination of profenofos residues in food for export and import – Gas
chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
3 Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions below apply to this standard.
3.1 Residue definition
Residue means any specified substances in food, agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting
from the use of a pesticide, including any derivatives of a pesticide, such as conversion products,
metabolites, reaction products, and impurities considered to be of toxicological significance.
3.2 Maximum residue limit (MRL)
MRL is the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg) to be legally
permitted in or on food commodities and agricultural products.
3.3 Acceptable daily intake (ADI)
ADI of a substance is the daily intake which, during an entire lifetime, appears to be without
appreciable risk to the health of the consumer. It is expressed in kilogram of the substance per kilogram
of body weight.
4 Technical requirements
4.1 Paraquat
4.1.1 Main applications: herbicide
4.1.2 ADI: 0.005 mg/kg bwt.
4.1.3 Residues: paraquat cation, expressed as paraquat dichloride.
4.1.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 1.
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Table 1
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Cereals
Paddy rice 0.05
Beverages
Tea leaf 0.2
4.1.5 Determination method: the MRL of cereals is determined according to the method specified in SN/T
0293, and that in the tea leaf is determined in the reference with the method specified in SN/T 0293.
4.2 Pyraclostrobin
4.2.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.2.2 ADI: 0.03 mg/kg bw.
4.2.3 Residues: pyraclostrobin.
4.2.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 2.
Table 2
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals),
expressed as residue in fat
0.5*
Edible offal (from mammals other than marine
mammals)
0.05*
Meat of poultry 0.05*
Edible offal of poultry 0.05*
Eggs (fresh) 0.05*
Raw milk 0.03*
* This limit is temporary.
4.3 Isopyrazam
4.3.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.3.2 ADI: 0.06 mg/kg bw.
4.3.3 Residues: isopyrazam.
4.3.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 3.
Table 3
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.01*
Fat (from mammals other than milk) 0.01*
Edible offal (from mammals other than marine
mammals)
0.02*
Meat of poultry 0.01*
Fat of poultry 0.01*
Edible offal of poultry 0.01*
Eggs (fresh) 0.01*
Raw milk 0.01*
*This limit is temporary.
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4.4 Propiconazole
4.4.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.4.2 ADI: 0.07 mg/kg bw.
4.4.3 Residues: propiconazole.
4.4.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 4.
Table 4
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals),
expressed as residue in fat
0.01
Meat of poultry, expressed as residue in fat 0.01
Fat of poultry 0.01
Eggs (fresh) 0.01
Raw milk 0.01
4.4.5 Determination method: MRL in the meat from mammals other than marine mammals, the meat, fat
and egg (fresh) of poultry, and the raw milk shall be determined in the reference with the method
specified in GB/T 20772.
4.5 Prothioconazole
4.5.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.5.2 ADI: 0.05 mg/kg bw.
4.5.3 Residues: prothioconazole-desthio.
4.5.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 5.
National Food Safety Standard
Maximum Residue Limits for 43 Pesticides in Food (including Paraquat)
1 Scope
This standard specifies 302 maximum residue limits for 43 pesticides (including Paraquat) in food.
The standard applies to foods related to residue limits .
The food categories and testing parts (Appendix A) provided in GB 2763-2016) apply to this
standard. If the maximum residue limit of a pesticide is applicable for a certain food category, all the
foods in this category will be applicable to this MRL, except otherwise specified.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents in this standard are essential for the application of the
standard. For dated references, only the dated versions apply to this standard. For not dated references,
the latest versions (including all modifications) apply to this standard.
GB 23200.8 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of 500 pesticides and related
chemical residues in fruits and vegetables - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB 23200.51 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of dinotefuran residue in foods -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
GB 23200.56 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of quinoxyfen residue in foods
GB 23200.76 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of flubendiamide residue in foods -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
GB 23200.115 National Food Safety Standard - Determination of fipronil and its metabolite
residues in eggs - Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 19650 Determination of 478 pesticides and related chemicals residues in animal muscles -
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 20769 Determination of 450 pesticides and related chemicals residues in fruits and
vegetables - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 20771 Determination of 450 pesticides and related chemicals residues in honey - Liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 20772 Determination of 461 pesticides and related chemicals residues in animal muscles -
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
GB/T 22979 Determination of boscalid residues in milk and milk powder - Gas chromatographymass
spectrometry
GB/T 23210 Determination of 511 pesticides and related chemicals residues in milk and milk
powder - Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GB/T 23211 Determination of 493 pesticides and related chemicals residues in milk and milk
powder - Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
SN/T 0293 Determination of paraquat and diquat residues in food of plant origin for export -
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/Mass spectrometry
SN/T 2234 Determination of profenofos residues in food for export and import – Gas
chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
3 Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions below apply to this standard.
3.1 Residue definition
Residue means any specified substances in food, agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting
from the use of a pesticide, including any derivatives of a pesticide, such as conversion products,
metabolites, reaction products, and impurities considered to be of toxicological significance.
3.2 Maximum residue limit (MRL)
MRL is the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg) to be legally
permitted in or on food commodities and agricultural products.
3.3 Acceptable daily intake (ADI)
ADI of a substance is the daily intake which, during an entire lifetime, appears to be without
appreciable risk to the health of the consumer. It is expressed in kilogram of the substance per kilogram
of body weight.
4 Technical requirements
4.1 Paraquat
4.1.1 Main applications: herbicide
4.1.2 ADI: 0.005 mg/kg bwt.
4.1.3 Residues: paraquat cation, expressed as paraquat dichloride.
4.1.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 1.
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Table 1
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Cereals
Paddy rice 0.05
Beverages
Tea leaf 0.2
4.1.5 Determination method: the MRL of cereals is determined according to the method specified in SN/T
0293, and that in the tea leaf is determined in the reference with the method specified in SN/T 0293.
4.2 Pyraclostrobin
4.2.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.2.2 ADI: 0.03 mg/kg bw.
4.2.3 Residues: pyraclostrobin.
4.2.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 2.
Table 2
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals),
expressed as residue in fat
0.5*
Edible offal (from mammals other than marine
mammals)
0.05*
Meat of poultry 0.05*
Edible offal of poultry 0.05*
Eggs (fresh) 0.05*
Raw milk 0.03*
* This limit is temporary.
4.3 Isopyrazam
4.3.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.3.2 ADI: 0.06 mg/kg bw.
4.3.3 Residues: isopyrazam.
4.3.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 3.
Table 3
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 0.01*
Fat (from mammals other than milk) 0.01*
Edible offal (from mammals other than marine
mammals)
0.02*
Meat of poultry 0.01*
Fat of poultry 0.01*
Edible offal of poultry 0.01*
Eggs (fresh) 0.01*
Raw milk 0.01*
*This limit is temporary.
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4.4 Propiconazole
4.4.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.4.2 ADI: 0.07 mg/kg bw.
4.4.3 Residues: propiconazole.
4.4.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 4.
Table 4
Food category/name Maximum residue limits, mg/kg
Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals),
expressed as residue in fat
0.01
Meat of poultry, expressed as residue in fat 0.01
Fat of poultry 0.01
Eggs (fresh) 0.01
Raw milk 0.01
4.4.5 Determination method: MRL in the meat from mammals other than marine mammals, the meat, fat
and egg (fresh) of poultry, and the raw milk shall be determined in the reference with the method
specified in GB/T 20772.
4.5 Prothioconazole
4.5.1 Main applications: fungicide.
4.5.2 ADI: 0.05 mg/kg bw.
4.5.3 Residues: prothioconazole-desthio.
4.5.4 MRL: shall meet provisions of Table 5.
