LegalizeThe Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
1985 c. 48; see section 24(1) for a definition of “the Ministers” and section 24(3) on the exercise of the power conferred by section 16. Section 16 was amended by the Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c. 27), section 1(2) and by the Pesticides Act 1998 (c. 26), section 1. The functions of “the Ministers” were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Established by S.I. 1985/1516.
O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.3.
O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.572.
O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.37.
O.J. No. L126, 20.5.88, p.53.
O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.48.
O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.1.
O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.67.
O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.29.
O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.35.
O.J. No. L184, 12.7.97, p.33.
O.J. No. L347, 18.12.97, p.42.
O.J. No. L290, 29.10.98, p.25.
O.J. No. L172, 8.7.99, p.40.
O.J. No. L194, 27.7.99, p.36.
O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.43.
O.J. No. L350, 14.12.90, p.71.
O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.6.
O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.70.
O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.14.
O.J. No. L292, 7.12.95, p.27.
O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.12.
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and World Health Organisation Joint Food Standards Programme Codex Alimentarius Commission, Recommended Method of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticides Residues, Volume 2 Section 3 Codex Alimentarius, 1993
Seizure or disposal of crops, food or feeding stuffs
Sampling and analysis
Revocations
Note: The word 'fresh’ is taken to extend to products which have been chilled.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Group of products | Products included in the groups | Part of product to which maximum residue levels apply |
| 1.Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar: nuts | 1.Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar: nuts | 1.Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar: nuts |
| (i)CITRUS FRUIT | GrapefruitLemonsLimesMandarins (including clementines and similar hybrids)OrangesPomelosOthers | Whole Product. |
| (ii)TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) | AlmondsBrazil nutsCashew nutsChestnutsCoconutsHazelnutsMacadamia nutsPecansPine nutsPistachiosWalnutsOthers | Whole product after removal of shell. |
| (iii)POME FRUIT | ApplesPearsQuincesOthers | Whole product after removal of stems. |
| (iv)STONE FRUIT | ApricotsCherriesPeaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)PlumsOthers | Whole product after removal of stems. |
| (v)BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT | (a)Table and wine grapesTable grapesWine grapes(b)Strawberries(other than wild)(c)Cane fruit(other than wild)BlackberriesDewberriesLoganberriesRaspberriesOthers(d)Other small fruit and berries(other than wild)BilberriesCranberriesCurrants (red, black and white)GooseberriesOthers(e)Wild berries and wild fruit | Whole product after removal of caps and stems (if any) and, in the case of currants, fruits with stems. |
| (vi)MISCELLANEOUS FRUIT | AvocadosBananasDatesFigsKiwi fruitKumquatsLitchisMangoesOlives (table consumption){Olives (oil extract)Passion fruitPineapplesPomegranatesOthers | Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any) and in the case of pineapple, after removal of the crown.{Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any) after removal of soil (if any) by rinsing in running water. |
| (i)ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES | BeetrootCarrotsCeleriacHorseradishJerusalem artichokesParsnipsParsley rootRadishesSalsifySweet potatoesSwedesTurnipsYamsOthers | Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product). |
| 2.Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry(ii)BULB VEGETABLES | GarlicOnionsShallotsSpring OnionsOthers | For dry onions, shallots and garlic: whole product after removal of easily detachable skin and soil (if any). Onions, shallots and garlic other than dry, spring onions: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any). |
| (iii)FRUITING VEGETABLES | (a)SolanaceaTomatoesPeppersAuberginesOthers(b)Cucurbits-edible peelCucumbersGherkinCourgettesOthers(c)Cucurbits-inedible peelMelonsSquashesWatermelonsOthers | Whole product after removal of stems. |
| (d)Sweet corn | Kernels or cobs without husks. | |
| (iv)BRASSICA VEGETABLES | (a)Flowering brassicasBroccoliCauliflowerOthers(b)Head brassicasBrussels sproutsHead cabbageOthers(c)Leafy brassicasChinese cabbageKaleOthers | Product after removal of decayed leaves (if any). |
| (d)Kohlrabi | Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product). | |
| (v)LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS | (a)Lettuce and similarCressLamb’s lettuceLettuceScaroleOthers(b)Spinach and similarSpinachBeet leaves (chard)Others(c)Watercress(d)Witloof(e)HerbsChervilChivesParsleyCelery leavesOthers | Whole product after removal of decayed outer leaves, root and soil (if any). |
| (vi)LEGUME VEGETABLES (FRESH) | Beans with podsBeans without podsPeas with podsPeas without podsOthers | Whole product after removal of pods or with pods if they are intended to be eaten. |
| (vii)STEM VEGETABLES | AsparagusCardoonsCeleryFennelGlobe artichokesLeeksRhubarbOthers | Whole product after removal of decayed tissue and soil (if any); leeks and fennel: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any). |
| (viii)FUNGI | Mushrooms (other than wild)Wild Mushrooms | Whole product after removal of decayed tissue and soil (if any); leeks and fennel: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any). |
| 3.Pulses | BeansLentilsPeasOthers | Whole product. |
| 4.Oil seeds | LinseedPeanutsPoppy seedRape seedSesame seedSunflower seed*Soya beanOthers | Whole seed or kernel after removal of shell and husk, when possible.*Whole seed including shell, when present, and whole seed without shell, when shell is absent. |
| 5.Potatoes | Early potatoesWare potatoes | Whole product after removal of soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product). |
| 6.Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise, Camellia sinensis) | 6.Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise, Camellia sinensis) | 6.Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise, Camellia sinensis) |
| Whole product. | ||
| 7.Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder | 7.Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder | 7.Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder |
| Whole product. | ||
| 8.Cereal grains | WheatRyeBarleyOatsTriticaleMaizeRiceOther cereals | Whole commodity without husk. |
| 9.Products of animal origin | Meat, fat and preparations of meat | Whole commodity (For fat soluble pesticides a portion of carcass fat is analysed and MRLs apply to carcass fat. |
| Milk | Whole commodity. | |
| Eggs | Whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shells. | |
| 10.Spices | Cumin seedJuniper berriesNutmegPepper, black and whiteVanilla podsOthers | Whole product. |
Editorial notes
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.
1985 c.48; see section 24(1) for a definition of “the Ministers" and section 24(3) on the exercise of the power conferred by section 16. Section 16 was amended by the Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c.27), section 1(2) and by the Pesticides Act 1998 (c.26), section 1. The functions of “the Ministers" were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).
Established by S.I. 1985/1516.
O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.3.
O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.572.
O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.37.
O.J. No. L126, 20.5.88, p.53.
O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.48.
O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.1.
O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.67.
O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.29.
O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.35.
O.J. No. L184, 12.7.97, p.33.
O.J. No. L347, 18.12.97, p.42.
O.J. No. L290, 29.10.98, p.25.
O.J. No. L172, 8.7.99, p.40.
O.J. No. L194, 27.7.99, p.36.
O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.43.
O.J. No. L350, 14.12.90, p.71.
O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.6.
O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.70.
O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.14.
O.J. No. L292, 7.12.95, p.27.
O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.12.
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and World Health Organisation Joint Food Standards Programme Codex Alimentarius Commission, Recommended Method of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticides Residues,Volume 2 Section 3 Codex Alimentarius, 1993
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