Government Notice 

Department of Health

No. R. 722 

22 July 2005

Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 Of 1972)

Regulations Governing the Maximum Limits for Pesticide Residues that may be present in Foodstuffs

The Minister of Health intends, in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), to make the regulations contained in the Schedule.

Interested parties are invited to submit any substantiated comments on the proposed regulations or representations they wish to make in regard thereto to the Director-General of Health, Private Bag X828, Pretoria, 0001 (for the attention of the Director: Food Control), within three months of the date of the publication of this notice.

Schedule

1. In these regulations "the Regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 246 of 11 February 1994, as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1448 of 26 August 1994, Government Notice No. R. 494 of 8 June 2001, Government Notice No. R. 525 of 3 May 2002 and Government Notice No. R. 247 of 24 March 2005.

Amendment of the Schedule of the Regulations

2. The Schedule of the Regulations is hereby amended by -

(1) the insertion of the following in the correct alphabetical order into definitions:

"peaches only" means peaches only and excludes nectarines

"peas (whole)" means the unshelled pea

Amendment of the Annex of the Regulations

3. The Annex of the Regulations is hereby amended by -

(1) the insertion of the following particulars in the correct alphabetical order:

I Chemical Substance	II Foodstuff	III MRL (mg/kg)
Alpha-cypermethrin (alpha-cypermethrin, sum of isomers)	Macadamia nuts, Sugar cane	0.05
Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl (sum of benthiavalicarb- isopropyl and its stereo isomer KIF-2305-L)	Potatoes ...	0.011
Beta-cyfluthrin	Macadamia nuts...	0.02
Bifenthrin	Mealies (green) .	0.05
Boscalid (boscalid) . .	Grapes . .	5.00
Chlorpyrifos . .	Mangoes . ..	0.01
Cyhalothrin . .	Beans (green), beans (dry), sorghum, wheat ... Cotton seed, cruciferae, groundnuts, potatoes, tomatoes .. Macadamia nuts, mealies (green), onions, peas	0.20 0.05 0.01
Dichlorophen . .	Tomatoes . ..	0.50
Diflubenzuron . .	Potatoes .	0.01
Dimethomorph . .	Potatoes .	0.01
Dimethyl didecyl ammonium chloride . .	Avocados, cucurbits .. Citrus . Mangoes	2.00 0.20 5.00
Diquat . .	Potatoes .	0.05
Emamectin (sum of the metabolites emamectin B1aMF  and FA; emamectin B1a and B1b benzoate and emamectin delta 8,9-Z isomer) . . . .	Tomatoes . .	0.01
Epoxiconazole . .	Mealies (green).	0.01
Ethoprophos	Potatoes . ..	0.01
Fipronil .	Broccoli .. . Cabbage, cauliflower ...	0.05 0.01
Flusilazole .	Mealies (green). ..	0.01
Flutriafol	Soy Beans..	0.10
Folpet . . .	Tomatoes . ..	0.50
Furfural	Carrots, potatoes Lettuce. . Onions ...  Sugar cane .	1.00 0.50 5.00 2.00
Glyphosate	Maize	2.00
Guazatine . . .	Tomatoes . .	2.50
Iprodione ...	Apricots.. .	5.00
Kresoxim-methyl	Cucurbits, mangoes .	0.01
Lufenuron	Cabbage . ...	0.10
Metalaxyl-m ..	Broccoli Brussels sprouts, cauliflower ... Cabbage	0.02 0.10 0.05
Methyl-parathion.. ...	Coffee ..	0.05
Novaluron .. ..	Apples, pears, cotton seed Peaches (canned), tomatoes ..	0.05 0.01
Pyraclostrobin . .	Grapes ..	0.50
Quinoxyfen . . .	Cucurbits . . .	0.50
Spinosad .	Apricots, cabbage, cucurbits, guavas, mangoes, olives, pears, plums . Nectarines only .. .. Peaches only, peas, beans	0.01 0.50 0.05
Spirodiclofen (spirodiclofen)..	Citrus.. .	0.01
Spiroxamine..	Barley, wheat1 . .	0.05
Tau-fluvalinate	Canola . .	0.05
Tebuconazole	Soy Beans	0.50
Thiacloprid	Peaches	0.10
Triadimenol	Soy Beans	0.50
Trichlopyr	Citrus..	0.10
Trifloxystrobin	Mealies (green) . Pears . Potatoes	0.05 0.10 0.02
Zoxamide	Grapes ..	2.00

Spirodiclofen = Afr Spirodiklofen
Epoxiconazole = Afr Epoksikonasool

Dr ME TSHABALALA-MSIMANG
Minister of Health