Paraquat dichloride, Paraquat
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ● 0.03 0.1
Wheat ● 0.02 0.05
Barley ● 0.02 0.05
Rye ● 0.02 0.05
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.03 0.1
Buckwheat ● 0.05
Other cereal grains1● 0.03 0.5
Soybeans, dry ○ 0.5 0.1
Beans, dry2○ 0.5 0.05
Peas ○ 0.5 0.05
Broad beans ○ 0.5 0.05
Peanuts, dry ● 0.01 0.04
Other pulses3○ 0.5 0.05
Potato ● 0.05 0.2
Taro 0.05 0.05
Sweet potato 0.05 0.05
Japanese yam (including Chinese yam) 0.05 0.05
Konjac 0.05 0.05
Other potatoes40.05 0.05
Sugar beet 0.05 0.05
Sugarcane ● 0.02 0.3
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) 0.05 0.05
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 0.07 0.05
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.05 0.05
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 0.07 0.05
Horseradish 0.05 0.05
Watercress ○ 0.07 0.05
Chinese cabbage ○ 0.07 0.05
Cabbage 0.05 0.05
Brussels sprouts 0.05 0.05
Kale ○ 0.07 0.05
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) ○ 0.07 0.05
Kyona ○ 0.07 0.05
Qing-geng-cai ○ 0.07 0.05
Cauliflower ● 0.02 0.05
Broccoli ● 0.02 0.05
Other cruciferous vegetables5○ 0.07 0.05
Burdock 0.05 0.05
Salsify 0.05 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Artichoke ● 0.01 0.05
Chicory ○ 0.07 0.05
Endive ○ 0.07 0.05
Shungiku ○ 0.07 0.05
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 0.07 0.05
Other composite vegetables6○ 0.07 0.05
Onion ● 0.02 0.05
Welsh onion (including leek) ● 0.02 0.05
Garlic ● 0.02 0.05
Nira ● 0.01 0.05
Asparagus ● 0.03 0.05
Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.01 0.05
Other liliaceous vegetables7● 0.01 0.05
Carrot 0.05 0.05
Parsnip 0.05 0.05
Parsley ● 0.02 0.05
Celery ● 0.01 0.05
Mitsuba ○ 0.07 0.05
Other umbelliferous vegetables80.05 0.05
Tomato 0.05 0.05
Pimiento (sweet pepper) 0.05 0.05
Egg plant 0.05 0.05
Other solanaceous vegetables90.05 0.05
Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.02 0.05
Pumpkin (including squash) ● 0.02 0.05
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 0.02 0.05
Water melon 0.05
Water melon (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.02
Melons 0.05
Melons (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.02
Makuwauri melon 0.05
Makuwauri melon (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.02
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables10● 0.02 0.05
Spinach ○ 0.07 0.05
Bamboo shoots ● 0.02 0.05
Okra 0.05 0.05
Ginger ● 0.02 0.05
Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.01 0.05
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.01 0.05
Green soybeans ● 0.03 0.05
Button mushroom ● 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Shiitake mushroom ● 0.05
Other mushrooms11● 0.05
Other vegetables12○ 0.07 0.05
Unshu orange, pulp 0.05
Unshu orange (whole commodity) 0.02
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 0.02 0.05
Lemon ● 0.02 0.05
Orange (including navel orange) ● 0.02 0.05
Grapefruit ● 0.02 0.05
Lime ● 0.02 0.05
Other citrus fruits13● 0.02 0.05
Apple ● 0.01 0.05
Japanese pear ● 0.01 0.05
Pear ● 0.01 0.05
Quince ● 0.01 0.05
Loquat 0.05
Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.01
Peach 0.05
Peach (whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but
the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity
without stems) 0.01
Nectarine ● 0.01 0.05
Apricot ● 0.01 0.05
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.01 0.05
Mume plum ● 0.01 0.05
Cherry ● 0.01 0.05
Strawberry ● 0.02 0.05
Raspberry ● 0.01 0.05
Blackberry ● 0.01 0.05
Blueberry ● 0.01 0.05
Cranberry ● 0.01 0.05
Huckleberry ● 0.01 0.05
Other berries14● 0.01 0.05
Grape ● 0.01 0.05
Japanese persimmon ● 0.01 0.05
Banana ● 0.01 0.05
Kiwifruit 0.05
Kiwifruit (whole commodity) 0.01
Papaya ● 0.01 0.05
Avocado ● 0.01 0.05
Pineapple ● 0.01 0.05
Guava ● 0.01 0.05
Mango ● 0.01 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Passion fruit ● 0.01 0.2
Date ● 0.01 0.05
Other fruits15● 0.1 1
Sunflower seeds 2 2
Sesame seeds ● 0.05
Safflower seeds ● 0.05
Cotton seeds ○ 2 0.2
Rapeseeds ● 0.05
Other oil seeds16● 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 nuts170.05 0.05
Tea ● 0.2 0.3
Coffee beans ● 0.01 0.05
Cacao beans ● 0.01 0.05
Hop ● 0.1 0.2
Other spices18● 0.05 1
Other herbs19○ 0.07 0.05
Cattle, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Pig, muscle ● 0.01 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals20, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Cattle, fat ● 0.03 0.05
Pig, fat ● 0.01 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.03 0.05
Cattle, liver ○ 0.6 0.3
Pig, liver ● 0.05 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.6 0.3
Cattle, kidney ○ 0.8 0.5
Pig, kidney ● 0.05 0.5
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.8 0.5
Cattle, edible offal21○ 0.8 0.3
Pig, edible offal ● 0.05 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 0.8 0.3
Milk 0.01 0.01
Chicken, muscle ● 0.01 0.05
Other poultry22, muscle ● 0.01 0.05
Chicken, fat ● 0.01 0.05
Other poultry, fat ● 0.01 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Chicken, liver ● 0.02 0.05
Other poultry, liver ● 0.02 0.05
Chicken, kidney ● 0.03 0.05
Other poultry, kidney ● 0.03 0.05
Chicken, edible offal ● 0.03 0.05
Other poultry, edible offal ● 0.03 0.05
Chicken eggs 0.01 0.01
Other poultry, eggs 0.01 0.01
Sunflower oil (limited to refined sunflower oil that meet the JAS for
Edible Vegetable Fats and Oils, and other edible oils that meet
standards equivalent to or stricter than JAS) ● 0.05
Sunflower oil (except refined sunflower oil that meet the JAS for
Edible Vegetable Fats and Oils, and other edible oils that meet
standards equivalent to or stricter than JAS) ● 0.05
Cottonseed oil (limited to refined cottonseed oil and cottonseed
salad oil that meet the JAS for Edible Vegetable Fats and Oils, and
other  edible oils that meet standards equivalent to or stricter than
JAS) ● 0.05MRL
* Diagonal line means the food category to which MRL applies is not set.
* Regarding the MRLs in food categories, ”Water melon", "Melons", "Makuwauri melon", ”Unshu orange,
pulp", "Loquat", "Peach" and "Kiwifruit" will be abolished, whereas new MRLs will be established in foods
categorized as "Water melon (whole commodity after removal of stems)", "Melons (whole commodity after
removal of stems)", "Makuwauri melons (whole commodity after removal of stems)", "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 without stems)" and
"Kiwifruit (whole commodity)", respectively.
1. “Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
    corn (maize) and buckwheat.
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.(draft)
ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be raised.
NOTE:　 The residue definition is Paraquat cation only.
* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities not  listed above.
*  Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
4. “Other potatoes” refers to all potatoes, except potato, taro, sweet potato, yam and konjac.7. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
    leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion and herbs.
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.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.
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.
13. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange, citrus natsudaidai, lemon,
    orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime and spices.
14. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
    cranberry and huckleberry.
15. “Other fruits” refers to all fruits, except citrus fruits, apple, Japanese pear, pear, quince,
    loquat, peach, nectarine, apricot, Japanese plum (including prune), mume plum, cherry,
    berries, grape, Japanese persimmon, banana, kiwifruit, papaya, avocado, pineapple, guava,
    mango, passion fruit, date and spices.10. “Other cucurbitaceous vegetables” refers to all cucurbitaceous vegetables, except cucumber
    (including gherkin), pumpkin (including squash), oriental pickling melon (vegetable),
    watermelon, melons and makuwauri melon.
11. “Other mushrooms” refers to all mushrooms, except button mushroom and shiitake
    mushroom.
12. “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.
19. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.
20. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
21. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.16. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.
17. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
18. “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.
22. “Other poultry” refers to all poultry, except chicken.