LegalizeThe Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
FOOTNOTES
Maximum residue levels (MRLs) are expressed in milligrammes of residue per kilogramme of food.
KEY:
- Level at or about the limit of determination.
FOOTNOTES:
7
Sheepmeat only.
8
Poultrymeat only.
9
All meat except sheepmeat.
10
Other meat products.
11
All meat except poultrymeat.
12
Pig kidney.
13
Cattle, goat and sheep kidney.
14
Procymidone:
- 1 mg/kg applies to whole seed
- 0.05 mg/kg applies to seed without shell.
15
All meat except liver and kidney.
16
Ruminant liver.
17
All meat except ruminant liver.
18
For animal products MRLs relate to cyhalothrin (sum of isomers)
19
With the exception of meat and other ovine, bovine and caprine products.
20
Footnotes 3, 5 and 6 do not apply in cases where the lower limit of analytical determination is indicated.
21
Meat of cattle, sheep and goats.
22
Other than meat or liver of cattle, sheep and goats, and poultry meat.
23
Liver of cattle, sheep and goats. The residue definition for this MRL is: 1,1-bis-(parachlorophenol)-2,2-dichloroethanol (PP'-FW152), expressed as dicofol.
24
Fat, liver and kidney.
25
Other than fat, liver and kidney.
26
The residues definition for these MRLs is: sum of propyzamide and all metabolites containing the 3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid fraction expressed as propyazime.
SCHEDULE 3
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 | Grapefruit Lemons Limes Mandarins (including clementines and similar hybrids) Oranges Pomelos Others | } Whole Product. |
| (ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) | Almonds Brazil nuts Cashew nuts Chestnuts Coconuts Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts Others | } Whole product after removal of shell. |
| (iii) POME FRUIT | Apples Pears Quinces Others | } Whole product after removal of stems. |
| (iv) STONE FRUIT | Apricots Cherries Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) Plums Others | } Whole product after removal of stems. |
| (v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT | a Table and wine grapes Table grapes Wine grapes b Strawberries (other than wild) c Cane fruit (other than wild) Blackberries Dewberries Loganberries Raspberries Others d Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) Bilberries Cranberries Currants (red, black and white) Gooseberries Others 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 | Avocados Bananas Dates Figs Kiwi fruit Kumquats Litchis Mangoes Olives (table consumption)† Olives (oil extract) Passion fruit Pineapples Pomegranates Others | } 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 | Beetroot Carrots Celeriac Horseradish Jerusalem artichokes Parsnips Parsley root Radishes Salsify Sweet potatoes Swedes Turnips Yams Others | } 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 | 2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry | 2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry |
| (ii) BULB VEGETABLES | Garlic Onions Shallots Spring Onions Others | } 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 Solanacea Tomatoes Peppers Aubergines Others b Cucurbits-edible peel Cucumbers Gherkin Courgettes Others c Cucurbits-inedible peel Melons Squashes Watermelons Others | } Whole product after removal of stems. |
| d Sweet corn | } Kernels or cobs without husks. | |
| (iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES | a Flowering brassicas Broccoli Cauliflower Others b Head brassicas Brussels sprouts Head cabbage Others c Leafy brassicas Chinese cabbage Kale Others | } 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 similar Cress Lamb’s lettuce Lettuce Scarole Others b Spinach and similar Spinach Beet leaves (chard) Others c Watercress d Witloof e Herbs Chervil Chives Parsley Celery leaves Others | } Whole product after removal of decayed outer leaves, root and soil (if any). |
| (vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (FRESH) | Beans with pods Beans without pods Peas with pods Peas without pods Others | } Whole product after removal of pods or with pods if they are intended to be eaten. |
| (vii) STEM VEGETABLES | Asparagus Cardoons Celery Fennel Globe artichokes Leeks Rhubarb Others | } 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 | 3. Pulses | 3. Pulses |
| Beans Lentils Peas Others | } Whole product. | |
| 4. Oil seeds | 4. Oil seeds | 4. Oil seeds |
| Linseed Peanuts Poppy seed Rape seed Sesame seed Sunflower seed* Soya bean Others | } 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 | 5. Potatoes | 5. Potatoes |
| Early potatoes Ware 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 | 8. Cereal grains | 8. Cereal grains |
| Wheat Rye Barley Oats Triticale Maize Rice Other cereals | } Whole commodity without husk. | |
| 9. Products of animal origin | 9. Products of animal origin | 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 | 10. Spices | 10. Spices |
| Cumin seed Juniper berries Nutmeg Pepper, black and white Vanilla pods Others | } Whole product. |
SCHEDULE 4 — REVOCATIONS
| Title | S.I. Number |
|---|---|
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations 1994 | S.I. 1994/1985. |
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 | S.I. 1995/1483. |
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 | S.I. 1996/1487 |
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | S.I. 1997/567. |
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 | S.I. 1998/2922. |
| The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 | S.I. 1999/1109. |
Signed
ROSS FINNIE — A member of the Scottish Executive — 31st January 2000
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 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.
[^f00002]: 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).
[^f00003]: Established by S.I. 1985/1516.
[^f00004]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.3.
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.572.
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.37.
[^f00007]: O.J. No. L126, 20.5.88, p.53.
[^f00008]: O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.48.
[^f00009]: O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.1.
[^f00010]: O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.67.
[^f00011]: O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.29.
[^f00012]: O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.35.
[^f00013]: O.J. No. L184, 12.7.97, p.33.
[^f00014]: O.J. No. L347, 18.12.97, p.42.
[^f00015]: O.J. No. L290, 29.10.98, p.25.
[^f00016]: O.J. No. L172, 8.7.99, p.40.
[^f00017]: O.J. No. L194, 27.7.99, p.36.
[^f00018]: O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.43.
[^f00019]: O.J. No. L350, 14.12.90, p.71.
[^f00020]: O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.6.
[^f00021]: O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.70.
[^f00022]: O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.14.
[^f00023]: O.J. No. L292, 7.12.95, p.27.
[^f00024]: O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.12.
[^f00025]: 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
[^c16208921]: 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.
[^c16208931]: 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).
[^c16208941]: Established by S.I. 1985/1516.
[^c16208951]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.3.
[^c16208961]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p.572.
[^c16208971]: O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.37.
[^c16208981]: O.J. No. L126, 20.5.88, p.53.
[^c16208991]: O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.48.
[^c16209001]: O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.1.
[^c16209011]: O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.67.
[^c16209021]: O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.29.
[^c16209031]: O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.35.
[^c16209041]: O.J. No. L184, 12.7.97, p.33.
[^c16209051]: O.J. No. L347, 18.12.97, p.42.
[^c16209061]: O.J. No. L290, 29.10.98, p.25.
[^c16209071]: O.J. No. L172, 8.7.99, p.40.
[^c16209081]: O.J. No. L194, 27.7.99, p.36.
[^c16209091]: O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, p.43.
[^c16209101]: O.J. No. L350, 14.12.90, p.71.
[^c16209111]: O.J. No. L211, 23.8.93, p.6.
[^c16209121]: O.J. No. L189, 23.7.94, p.70.
[^c16209131]: O.J. No. L197, 22.8.95, p.14.
[^c16209141]: O.J. No. L292, 7.12.95, p.27.
[^c16209151]: O.J. No. L144, 18.6.96, p.12.
[^c16209161]: 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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