Pendimethalin
MRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ● 0.02 0.2
Wheat ● 0.05 0.2
Barley 0.2 0.2
Rye ● 0.1 0.2
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.05 0.2
Buckwheat 0.1 0.1
Other cereal grains1● 0.05 0.1
Soybeans, dry ● 0.05 0.2
Beans, dry20.05 0.05
Peas ● 0.05 0.1
Broad beans ● 0.05 0.1
Peanuts, dry ● 0.05 0.2
Other pulses3● 0.05 0.1
Potato ● 0.05 0.2
Taro ● 0.01 0.2
Sweet potato 0.05 0.05
Japanese yam (including Chinese yam) ● 0.05 0.2
Konjac ● 0.02 0.2
Other potatoes4● 0.05
Sugar beet 0.05 0.05
Sugarcane ● 0.05 0.1
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.05
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 0.3 0.05
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ○ 0.2 0.05
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 0.3 0.05
Horseradish ● 0.05
Watercress ○ 0.3 0.05
Chinese cabbage ○ 0.3 0.2
Cabbage ● 0.05 0.2
Brussels sprouts ● 0.05 0.2
Kale ○ 0.5 0.05
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) ○ 0.3 0.05
Kyona ○ 0.3 0.05
Qing-geng-cai ○ 0.3 0.05
Cauliflower 0.05 0.05
Broccoli 0.05 0.05
Other cruciferous vegetables5○ 0.3 0.05
Artichoke 0.05 0.05
Chicory ● 0.05MRL
(renewed)
ppmMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Endive ● 0.05
Shungiku ● 0.05
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 4 0.2
Other composite vegetables6○ 0.1 0.05
Onion ● 0.05 0.2
Welsh (including leek) ○ 0.4 0.2
Garlic ● 0.05 0.2
Nira 0.05 0.05
Asparagus ○ 0.1 0.05
Multiplying onion (including shallot) ○ 0.4 0.05
Other liliaceous vegetables7○ 0.4 0.05
Carrot ○ 0.5 0.2
Parsley 0.2 0.2
Celery ○ 0.09
Other umbelliferous vegetables80.2 0.2
Tomato 0.05 0.05
Egg plant 0.05 0.05
Other solanaceous vegetables90.05 0.05
Pumpkin (including squash) 0.1 0.1
Water melon (whole commodity after removal of stems)○ 0.05
Melons (whole commodity after removal of stems) ○ 0.05
Ginger 0.05 0.05
Peas, immature (with pods) 0.05 0.05
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) 0.05 0.05
Green soybeans ● 0.02 0.2
Other vegetables10● 0.05 0.1
Unshu orange, pulp 0.05
Unshu orange (whole commodity) 0.03
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 0.03 0.05
Lemon ● 0.03 0.05
Orange (including navel orange) ● 0.03 0.05
Grapefruit ● 0.03 0.05
Lime ● 0.03 0.05
Other citrus fruits11● 0.03 0.05
Apple ● 0.05 0.1
Japanese pear ● 0.05 0.1
Pear ● 0.05 0.1
Quince 0.05 0.05
Loquat 0.05
Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.05
Peach 0.05(renewed)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Peach (whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but
the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity
without stems) 0.05
Nectarine 0.05 0.05
Apricot 0.05 0.05
Japanese plum (including prune) 0.05 0.05
Mume plum 0.05 0.05
Cherry 0.05 0.05
Strawberry 0.05 0.05
Raspberry 0.05 0.05
Blackberry 0.05 0.05
Blueberry 0.05 0.05
Cranberry 0.05 0.05
Huckleberry 0.05 0.05
Other berries120.05 0.05
Grape ● 0.05 0.1
Japanese persimmon ● 0.05
Banana ● 0.02 0.05
Kiwifruit 0.05
Kiwifruit (whole commodity) 0.02
Papaya 0.05 0.05
Avocado 0.05 0.05
Pineapple 0.05 0.05
Guava 0.05 0.05
Mango 0.05 0.05
Passion fruit 0.05 0.05
Date 0.05 0.05
Sunflower seeds ● 0.05 0.1
Sesame seeds 0.05 0.05
Safflower seeds 0.05 0.05
Cotton seeds ● 0.05 0.1
Rapeseeds 0.05 0.05
Other oil seeds130.05 0.05
Ginkgo nut 0.05 0.05
Chestnut 0.05 0.05
Pecan 0.05 0.05
Almond 0.05 0.05
Walnut 0.05 0.05
Other nuts140.05 0.05
Hop ○ 0.05
Other spices15○ 0.05
Other herbs16○ 0.3MRL
(renewed)
ppmMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Cattle, muscle ○ 0.2
Pig, muscle ○ 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals17, muscle ○ 0.2
Cattle, fat ○ 0.3
Pig, fat ○ 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ○ 0.3
Cattle, liver ○ 0.05
Pig, liver ○ 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.05
Cattle, kidney ○ 0.05
Pig, kidney ○ 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.05
Cattle, edible offal18○ 0.05
Pig, edible offal ○ 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 0.05
Milk ○ 0.03
Chicken, muscle 0.01
Other poultry19, muscle 0.01
Chicken, fat 0.01
Other poultry, fat 0.01
Chicken, liver 0.01
Other poultry, liver 0.01
Chicken, kidney 0.01
Other poultry, kidney 0.01
Chicken, edible offal 0.01
Other poultry, edible offal 0.01
Chicken eggs 0.01
Other poultry, eggs 0.01
Fish 0.3 0.3
Mineral waters†0.02 0.02MRL
(renewed)
ppm
    ●：Commodities for which MRLs are lowered. These MRLs are to be taken effect on 20 May 2023.
    ○：Commodities for which MRLs are raised. These MRLs have been taken effect on 20 May 2022.
Note: The residue definition is Pendimethalin only.
* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm is applied to commodities not  listed above.
* Diagonal line means the food category to which MRL applies is not set.14. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.11. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange, citrus natsudaidai, lemon,
    orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime and spices.
12. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
    cranberry and huckleberry.
13. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.8. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot, parsnip,
    parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices and herbs.
9. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
    (sweet pepper) and egg plant.
10. “Other vegetables” refers to all vegetables, except potatoes, sugar beet, sugarcane,
    cruciferous vegetables, composite vegetables, liliaceous vegetables, umbelliferous
    vegetables, solanaceous vegetables, cucurbitaceous vegetables, spinach, bamboo shoots,
    okra, ginger, peas (with pods, immature), kidney beans (with pods, immature), green
    soybeans, mushrooms, spices and herbs.6. “Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify,
    artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) and herbs.
7. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
    leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion and herbs.2. “Beans, dry” includes butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, kidney beans, lima beans,
    pegia, sultani, sultapya and white beans.
3. “Other pulses” refers to all pulses, except soybeans (dry), beans (dry), peas, broad
    beans, peanuts (dry) and spices.
4. “Other potatoes” refers to all potatoes, except potato, taro, sweet potato, yam and konjac.1. “Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
    corn (maize) and buckwheat.
5. “Other cruciferous vegetables” refers to all cruciferous vegetables, except Japanese radish
    roots and leaves (including radish), turnip roots and leaves, horseradish, watercress,
    Chinese cabbage, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach),
    kyona, qing-geng-cai, cauliflower, broccoli and herbs.† MRL for mineral water is based on the WHO Guideline Value for drinking-water. (A guideline value
  normally represents the concentration of a constituent that does not result in any significant risk to health
  over a lifetime of consumption.)* Regarding the MRLs in Food categories, ”Unshu orange, pulp", "Loquat", "Peach" and "Kiwifruit"
  are abolished, whereas new MRLs are established in foods categorized as "Unshu orange (whole
  commodity)", "Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems)", "Peach (whole commodity after
  removal of stems and stones but the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity
  withoutstems)", and "Kiwifruit (whole commodity)", respectively. (These MRLs are to be taken effect
  on 20 May 2023.)17. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
18. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.
19. “Other poultry” refers to all poultry, except chicken.15. “Other spices” refers to all spices, except horseradish, wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
    rhizomes, garlic, peppers chili, paprika, ginger, lemon peels, orange peels (including navel
    orange), yuzu (Chinese citron) peels and sesame seeds.
16. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.