LegalizeThe Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Food) Regulations 1988
SCHEDULE 3
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Pesticides | Residues |
| Aldrin & Dieldrin | singly or combined, expressed as dieldrin (HEOD) |
| 2-Aminobutane | 2-aminobutane |
| Aminotriazole | aminotriazole |
| Azinphos-methyl | sum of azinphos-methyl and azinphos-ethyl |
| Bitertanol | bitertanol |
| Captafol | captafol |
| Captan | sum of captan and folpet |
| Carbaryl | carbaryl |
| Carbendazim | carbendazim (from use of benomyl, thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim) |
| Carbon disulphide | carbon disulphide |
| Carbon tetrachloride | carbon tetrachloride |
| Carbophenothion | sum of carbolphenothion, its sulphoxide and its sujlphone, expressed as carbophenothion |
| Chlordane | 1 for products of animal origin sum of cis- and trans- isomers and oxychlordane expressed as chlordane; 2 for cereals, fruit and vegetables: sum of cis- and trans isomers expressed as chlordane |
| Chlorfenvinphos | sum of E- and Z- isomers of chlordenvinphos |
| Chlorpyrifos-methyl | chlorpyrifos-methyl |
| DDT | sum of pp' -DDT, op' -DDT, pp' -TDE and pp' -DDE expressed as DDT |
| Diazinon | diazinon |
| 1,2-Dibromoethane | 1,2-dibromoethane |
| Dichlofluanid | dichlofluanid |
| Dichlorvos | dichlorvos |
| Dicofol | dicofol |
| Diflubenzuron | diflubenzuron |
| Dimethihpin | dimethipin |
| Dimethoate | dimethoate |
| Dithiocarbamates | alkylenebisdithiocarbamates and alkylthiuramdisulphides and dialkyldithiocarbamates determined and expressed as carbon disulphide (CS₂) |
| Endosulfan | sum of alpha- and beta- isomers and of endosulfan sulphate, expressed as endosulfan |
| Endrin | endrin |
| Ethion | ethion |
| Etrimfos | sum of etrimfos, its oxygen analogue and 6-ethoxy-2-ethyl-4-hydroxypyrimidine |
| Fenitrothion | fenitrothion |
| Fluazifop | fluazifop and esters (including conjugates) of fluazifop, expressed as free acid |
| Flurochloridone | flurochloridone |
| Heloxyhfop | haloxyfop and esters (including conjugates) of haloxyfop, expressed as free acid |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | hexachlorobenzene |
| Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH | hexachlorocyclohexane |
| alpha-isomer | |
| beta-isomer | |
| gamma-isomer | |
| Heptachlor | sum of heptachlor and heptachlor expxide, expressed as heptachlor |
| Hydrogen cyanide | cyanide expressed as hydrogen cyanide |
| Hydrogen phosphide | phosphides expressed as hydrogen phosphide |
| Imazalil | imazalil |
| Inorganic bromide | determined and expressed as total bromine from all sources |
| Ioxynil | ioxynil |
| Iprodione | sum of iprodione and all metabolites containing 3,5-dichloroaniline moiety, expressed as iprodione |
| Malathion | sum of malathion and malaoxon, expressed as malathion |
| Mercury compounds | determined as total mercury and expressed as mercury |
| Methacrifos | methacrifos |
| Methyl bromide | bromomethane |
| Mevinphos | sum of cis- and trans- mevinphos |
| Omethoate | ometheoate (from use of formothion, dimethoate and omethoate) |
| Parathion | parathion |
| Parathion-methyl | parathion-methyl |
| Phosalone | phosalone |
| Phosphamidon | sum of phosphamidon (E- and Z- isomers) N-desethylphosphamidon (E- and Z- isomers) expressed as phosphamdon |
| Pirimiphos-methyl | pirimiphos-methyl |
| Pyrethrins | sum of pyrethrins I and II, cinerins I and II, jasmolins I and II |
| Quintozene | sum of quintozene, pentachloroaniline and methyl pentachlorophenyl sulphide expressed as quintozene |
| Tecnazene | tecnazene |
| Thiabendazole | thiabendazole |
| Triazophos | triazophos |
| Trichlorfon | trichlorfen |
| 2,4,5-T | 2,4,5-T |
| Vinclozolin | sum of vinclozolin and all metabolites containing 3,5-dichloroaniline moiety, expressed as vinclozolin |
Signed
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 28th July 1988.
John MacGregor — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 28th July 1988
Peter Walker — Secretary of State for Wales — 1st August 1988
Edwina Currie — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 1st August 1988
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, made under Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, specify the maximum levels of pesticide residues which may be left in food. The Regulations, inter alia, implement Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 86/363/EEC of 24th July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals, and in and on foodstuffs of animal Origin (viz. meat and milk and products derived therefrom) (O.J. No. L221, 7.8.86, pp.37 and 43 respectively).
The foods to which the Regulations apply are listed in Schedules 1 and 2 to the Regulations together with a list of pesticides used in connection therewith. The residues which may result from the use of those pesticides are listed in Schedule 3.
Regulation 3 provides that no person may leave in any food to which the Regulations apply, a level of residue exceeding a maximum residue level applicable to that food. Regulation 4 enables either of the Ministers to seize or dispose of any food containing a residue level in excess of any maximum residue level, or to require some other person to dispose of that food. They may also direct some other person to take such remedial action as appears to them to be necessary.
In accordance with regulation 5 sampling of food is to be determined by reference to Parts 5 and 6 of the Codex Alimentarius Guide to Codex Recommendations Concerning Pesticide Residues. Copies of these documents are available for inspection at the Library of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2EY, and at the Library of the Scottish Office, New St. Andrew’s House, St. James' Square, Edinburgh EH1 3TE.
Offences and penalties for contravention of regulations made under Part III of the Food and Environment Protection Act are prescribed respectively by sections 16(12) and 21(3) of that Act.
The Regulations apply to Great Britain and come into force on 2nd August 1988, with the exception of regulation 3(b) and Schedule 2 which come into force on 31st December 1988.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1985 c. 48
[^f00002]: Established by S.I. 1985/1516
[^f00003]: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and World Health Organisation joint Food Standards Programme; Codex Alimentarius Commission documents CAC/PR5-1984 and CAC/PR-1984. Part 5 is entitled “Recommended Method of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide Residues”. Part 6 is entitled “Portion of Commodities to which Codex Maximum Residue Limits apply and which is analysed”.
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