Aldrin and Dieldrin
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ○ 0.01 N.D.
Wheat ○ 0.02 N.D.
Barley 0.02 0.02
Rye 0.02 0.02
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ○ 0.02 N.D.
Buckwheat ○ 0.02 N.D.
Other cereal grains10.02 0.02
Soybeans, dry 0.05 0.05
Beans, dry20.05 0.05
Peas ○ 0.05 N.D.
Broad beans ○ 0.05 N.D.
Peanuts, dry ● 0.05 0.06
Other pulses30.05 0.05
Potato ○ 0.1 N.D.
Taro 0.1 0.1
Sweet potato 0.1 0.1
Japanese yam (including Chinese yam) 0.1 0.1
Konjac 0.1 0.1
Other potatoes40.1 0.1
Sugar beet 0.1 0.1
Sugar cane ● 0.01
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ○ 0.1 0.02
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ○ 0.05 0.02
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.1 0.1
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) 0.05 0.05
Horseradish 0.1 0.1
Watercress 0.05 0.05
Chinese cabbage ○ 0.05 0.02
Cabbage ● 0.02
Brussels sprouts ● 0.02
Kale 0.05 0.05
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) ○ 0.05 N.D.
Kyona ○ 0.05 N.D.
Qing-geng-cai 0.05 0.05
Cauliflower ○ 0.01 N.D.
Broccoli ○ 0.01 N.D.
Other cruciferous vegetables50.1 0.1
Burdock 0.1 0.1
Salsify 0.1 0.1MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Artichoke ● 0.06
Chicory 0.05 0.05
Endive 0.05 0.05
Shungiku 0.05 0.05
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 0.05 0.02
Other composite vegetables60.1 0.1
Onion 0.05 0.05
Welsh (including leek) 0.05 0.05
Garlic 0.05 0.05
Nira ● 0.05 0.06
Asparagus ○ 0.01 N.D.
Multiplying onion (including shallot) 0.05 0.05
Other liliaceous vegetables70.05 0.05
Carrot 0.1 0.1
Parsnip 0.1 0.1
Parsley ● 0.06
Celery ○ 0.01 N.D.
Mitsuba ○ 0.05 N.D.
Other umbelliferous vegetables80.1 0.1
Tomato ● 0.02
Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.02
Egg plant ● 0.02
Other solanaceous vegetables90.05 0.05
Cucumber (including gherkin) ○ 0.1 0.02
Pumpkin (including squash) 0.1 0.1
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) 0.1 0.1
Water melon N.D.
Water melon (whole commodity after removal of stems) ○ 0.1
Melons ● 0.1
Melons (whole commodity after removal of stems) ○ 0.1
Makuwauri melon ● 0.1
Makuwauri melon (whole commodity after removal of stems)○ 0.1
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables100.1 0.1
Spinach ○ 0.05 N.D.
Bamboo shoots ● 0.06
Okra ● 0.06
Ginger ● 0.06
Peas, immature (with pods) ○ 1 N.D.
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ○ 0.05 N.D.
Green soybeans 0.05 0.05
Button mushroom ● 0.06(draft)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Shiitake mushroom ● 0.06
Other mushrooms11● 0.06
Other vegetables120.1 0.1
Unshu orange, pulp N.D.
Unshu orange (whole commodity) ○ 0.05
Citrus natsudaidai, pulp N.D.
Citrus natsudaidai, peels N.D.
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 0.05
Lemon 0.05 0.05
Orange (including navel orange) 0.05 0.05
Grapefruit 0.05 0.05
Lime 0.05 0.05
Other citrus fruits130.05 0.05
Apple ○ 0.05 N.D.
Japanese pear ○ 0.05 N.D.
Pear ○ 0.05 N.D.
Quince 0.05 0.05
Loquat N.D.
Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems) ○ 0.05
Peach N.D.
Peach (whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but
the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity
without stems) ○ 0.01
Nectarine ● 0.05
Apricot ● 0.05
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.05
Mume plum ● 0.05
Cherry ○ 0.01 N.D.
Strawberry ○ 0.01 N.D.
Raspberry ● 0.05
Blackberry ● 0.05
Blueberry ● 0.05
Cranberry ● 0.05
Huckleberry ● 0.05
Other berries14● 0.06
Grape ○ 0.01 N.D.
Japanese persimmon ○ 0.01 N.D.
Banana ● 0.05
Kiwifruit ● 0.05
Papaya ● 0.05
Avocado ● 0.05
Pineapple ● 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Guava ● 0.05
Mango ● 0.05
Passion fruit ● 0.05
Date ● 0.05
Other fruits15● 0.05 0.07
Sunflower seeds ● 0.06
Sesame seeds ● 0.06
Safflower seeds ● 0.06
Cotton seeds ● 0.06
Rape seeds ● 0.06
Other oil seeds16● 0.02 0.06
Ginkgo nut ● 0.06
Chestnut ● 0.06
Pecan ● 0.06
Almond ● 0.06
Walnut ● 0.06
Other nuts17● 0.06
Tea (non-fermented tea only) N.D.
Tea (excluding non-fermented tea) N.D.
Tea ○ 0.01
Coffee beans ● 0.1
Cacao beans ● 0.1
Hop ● 0.06
Other spices18● 0.05 0.1
Other herbs190.1 0.1
Cattle, muscle ● 0.2
Pig, muscle ● 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals20, muscle ● 0.2
Cattle, fat 0.2 0.2
Pig, fat 0.2 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals, fat 0.2 0.2
Cattle, liver ● 0.2
Pig, liver ● 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● 0.2
Cattle, kidney ● 0.2
Pig, kidney ● 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● 0.2
Cattle, edible offal21● 0.2
Pig, edible offal ● 0.2
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 0.2
Milk 0.006 0.006MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Chicken, muscle ※1 ● 0.2
Other poultry22, muscle ※1 ● 0.2
Chicken, fat 0.2 0.2
Other poultry, fat 0.2 0.2
Chicken, liver ● 0.2
Other poultry, liver ● 0.2
Chicken, kidney ● 0.2
Other poultry, kidney ● 0.2
Chicken, edible offal ● 0.2
Other poultry, edible offal ● 0.2
Chicken eggs 0.1 0.1
Other poultry, eggs 0.1 0.1
Cetaceans (such as whale) ○ 0.1
Salmoniformes (such as salmon and trout) ● 0.1
Anguilliformes (such as eel) ● 0.1
Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel, sea bass,
sea bream and tuna) ● 0.1
Other fish 23● 0.01 0.1
Shelled molluscs ○ 0.3 0.1
Crustaceans ● 0.1
Other aquatic animals24● 0.1
Other aquatic animals  (excluding cetaceans) ●
Honey (including royal-jelly) ● 0.1
Mineral waters ※2 0.00003 0.00003
* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL applies.
* Food categories ”Water melon", "Melons", "Makuwauri melon", ”Unshu orange, pulp", "Citrus natsudaidai,
pulp", "Citrus natsudaidai, peels", "Loquat", "Peach" and "Tea (non-fermented tea only)", "Tea (excluding
non-fermented tea)" will be abolished and integrated into "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)", "Citrus natsudaidai, whole", "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 "Tea", respectively, followed
by the current food category system for MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Japan.(draft)
ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be increased or newly set.
NOTE:　The residue definition is sum of aldrin and dieldrin.
　　　　The residue definition will not be changed.
* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities for which draft MRLs are not given in this table
and to commodities not listed above.
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.N.D. : Not detected
※2 MRL for mineral water is based on the WHO Guideline Value for drinking-water.※1 Since these substances are highly fat-soluble, MRLs are set only for fat of poultry.MRL24.“Other aquatic animals”  refers to all aquatic animal, except fish, shelled molluscs and crustaceans.21. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.
22. “Other poultry” refers to all poultry, except chicken.
23.“Other fish” refers to all fish, except Salmoniformes, Anguilliformes and Perciformes.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.
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.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.
16. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rape seeds and spices.
17. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.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.
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.9. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
    (sweet pepper) and egg plant.
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.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.
8. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot, parsnip,
    parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices and herbs.3. “Other pulses” refers to all legumes/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.
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.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, lima beans, pegia, sultani,
    sultapya and white beans.