1Table 1—MRLs in food commodities

1 Table 1—MRLs in food commodities

(1) Table 1 lists residues of substances which may occur in food commodities and for which a MRL or an ERL applies. The particular food commodity is set out in column 2 of Table 1 and the MRL (or the ERL) for that food commodity is in column 3. (2) Residues of a substance may arise from approved uses of that or another substance, or from extraneous contamination.

2 Table 2—Commodity portions

(1) Table 2 lists the portion of the commodity to which the maximum residue limit applies (and which is analysed). (2) Table 2 is derived from the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds, second edition, 1989. (3) MRLs are in most cases stated in terms of a specific whole raw agricultural commodity as it moves in trade. In some instances a qualification is included that describes the part of the raw agricultural commodity to which the MRL applies. In other instances such qualifications are not provided. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, the portion of the raw agricultural commodity to which the MRL applies and which is to be prepared as the analytical sample for the determination of residues is as described in Table 2.

3 Table 3—Residue definitions

(1) MRLs for a commodity are set for residues measured by a valid method of analysis. This method may measure the chemical or a derivative of the chemical and may include metabolites originating from the parent compound or other chemicals. In some cases, the nominal concentration of the parent compound is calculated from the measured concentration of a metabolite, but in other cases a derivative or metabolite is used as a measure of the residue. (1A) Unless otherwise stated, the residue definitions are established both for compliance with MRLs and for estimation of dietary intake for dietary risk assessment. Where separate definitions for compliance and for dietary risk are established, they are identified and the compliance definition must be used for comparison with MRLs established in Table 1. (2) Table 3 sets out the residue to which the MRL applies for each chemical compound. Residue definitions for compounds which no longer have entries in Tables 1, 4 or 5 have been retained in Table 3 for reference as analyses may still be required for compounds whose use is no longer permitted.