On January 18, 2021, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has published “Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides Pyrethrins PMRL2020-35” under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act.
The following focal points summarize the scope of the document:
- Addition of new uses on various commodities to the product label of PyGanic Crop Protection EC 1.4 II, containing technical grade Pyrethrins, is acceptable.
- Established MRL’s for Blueberries i.e., Lowbush blueberries and Highbush Blueberries is set at 1.0ppm and the Low growing berries have been set at 0.15ppm.
- The evaluation of this Pyrethrins application indicated that the end-use product has value and the human health and environmental risks associated with the new uses are acceptable.
The Regulation for the pesticide pyrethrin is effective from January 18, 2021.
Check out the complete list of Maximum Residues Limits Established for this pesticide on Food News Monitoring System.