Glufosinate
MRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) 0.3 0.3
Wheat 0.2 0.2
Barley 0.5 0.5
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) 0.1 0.1
Buckwheat 0.3 0.3
Soybeans, dry 2 2
Beans, dry1● 0.3 2
Peas ● 0.3 3
Broad beans ● 0.3 2
Peanuts, dry 0.1 0.1
Other pulses2● 0.3 3
Potato ● 0.1 0.2
Taro ○ 0.3 0.2
Sweet potato 0.1 0.1
Japanese yam (including Chinese yam) 0.2 0.2
Konjac 0.2 0.2
Sugar beet 2 2
Sugarcane ○ 0.03
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) 0.3 0.3
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) 0.3 0.3
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.1 0.1
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) 0.1 0.1
Watercress 0.3 0.3
Chinese cabbage ● 0.1 0.2
Cabbage ● 0.1 0.2
Broccoli ● 0.1 0.2
Other cruciferous vegetables30.2 0.2
Burdock 0.2 0.2
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) 0.4 0.4
Other composite vegetables40.5 0.5
Onion 0.2 0.2
Welsh (including leek) ● 0.1 0.2
Garlic 0.3 0.3
Nira ● 0.1 0.2
Asparagus 0.4 0.4
Other liliaceous vegetables5● 0.05 0.1
Carrot 0.1 0.1
Parsley 0.7 0.7
Celery 0.2 0.2MRL
(renewed)
ppmMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Mitsuba 0.2 0.2
Other umbelliferous vegetables60.3 0.3
Tomato ● 0.1 0.2
Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.1 0.2
Egg plant ● 0.1 0.2
Other solanaceous vegetables7● 0.1 0.2
Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.1 0.2
Pumpkin (including squash) 0.2 0.2
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) 0.3 0.3
Water melon 0.1 0.1
Melons 0.3 0.3
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables8● 0.1 0.2
Spinach 0.1 0.1
Bamboo shoots 0.2 0.2
Okra 0.1 0.1
Ginger 0.3 0.3
Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.1 0.2
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) 0.05 0.05
Green soybeans 0.2 0.2
Other vegetables90.3 0.3
Unshu orange, pulp 0.2
Unshu orange (whole commodity) 0.2
Citrus natsudaidai, whole 0.2 0.2
Lemon 0.2 0.2
Orange (including navel orange) 0.2 0.2
Grapefruit 0.2 0.2
Lime 0.2 0.2
Other citrus fruits100.2 0.2
Apple ● 0.1 0.2
Japanese pear ● 0.1 0.2
Pear 0.1 0.1
Quince 0.1 0.1
Loquat 0.2
Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.1
Peach 0.2
Peach (whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but
the residue calculated and expressed on the whole commodity
without stems) 0.2
Nectarine 0.2 0.2
Apricot ● 0.2 0.3
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.2 0.3
Mume plum ● 0.2 0.3
Cherry 0.3 0.3(renewed)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Strawberry ● 0.3 0.5
Raspberry 0.1 0.1
Blackberry ● 0.01 0.1
Blueberry 0.1 0.1
Cranberry ● 0.01 0.1
Huckleberry 0.1 0.1
Other berries111 1
Grape 0.2 0.2
Japanese persimmon 0.1 0.1
Banana 0.2 0.2
Kiwifruit 0.2
Kiwifruit (whole commodity) 0.6
Papaya 0.1 0.1
Avocado 0.1 0.1
Pineapple 0.1 0.1
Guava 0.1 0.1
Mango 0.1 0.1
Passion fruit 0.1 0.1
Date 0.1 0.1
Other fruits120.2 0.2
Sunflower seeds ● 5
Sesame seeds ○ 0.1
Cotton seeds 5 5
Rapeseeds ● 2 5
Ginkgo nut 0.1 0.1
Chestnut ● 0.1 0.2
Pecan 0.1 0.1
Almond 0.1 0.1
Walnut 0.1 0.1
Other nuts130.1 0.1
Tea 0.3 0.3
Coffee beans 0.1 0.1
Hop 0.2 0.2
Other spices140.5 0.5
Other herbs150.5 0.5
Cattle, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Pig, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals16, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Cattle, fat 0.4 0.4
Pig, fat 0.4 0.4
Other terrestrial mammals, fat 0.4 0.4MRL
(renewed)
ppmMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Cattle, liver 6 6
Pig, liver 6 6
Other terrestrial mammals, liver 6 6
Cattle, kidney ○ 6 4
Pig, kidney ○ 6 4
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 6 4
Cattle, edible offal176 6
Pig, edible offal 6 6
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal 6 6
Milk ○ 0.2 0.02
Chicken, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Other poultry18, muscle ○ 0.2 0.05
Chicken, fat ○ 0.2 0.05
Other poultry, fat ○ 0.2 0.05
Chicken, liver ○ 0.6 0.1
Other poultry, liver ○ 0.6 0.1
Chicken, kidney ○ 0.6 0.5
Other poultry, kidney ○ 0.6 0.5
Chicken, edible offal ○ 0.6 0.1
Other poultry, edible offal ○ 0.6 0.1
Chicken eggs ○ 0.2 0.05
Other poultry, eggs ○ 0.2 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
Rapeseed oils, crude (except refined rapeseed oil and rapeseed
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) 0.05
* 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.
* 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
   without stems)", and "Kiwifruit (whole commodity)", respectively. (These MRLs are to be taken effect
   on 18 October 2024.)MRL
(renewed)
ppm
Note: The residue definition is the sum of glufosinate (both D and L isoforms) including metabolite Z
         【N-acetyl-glufosinate】, and metabolite B【3-methylphospinico propionic acid】, expressed as
           glufosinate.    ●：Commodities for which MRLs are lowered. These MRLs are to be taken effect on 18 October 2024.
    ○：Commodities for which MRLs are raised. These MRLs have been taken effect on 18 October 2023.15. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.12. “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.
13. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
14. “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.9. “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.
10. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange, citrus natsudaidai, lemon,
    orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime and spices.
11. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
    cranberry and huckleberry.6. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot, parsnip,
    parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices and herbs.
7. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
    (sweet pepper) and egg plant.
8. “Other cucurbitaceous vegetables” refers to all cucurbitaceous vegetables, except cucumber
    (including gherkin), pumpkin (including squash), oriental pickling melon (vegetable),
    watermelon, melons and makuwauri melon.3. “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.
4. “Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify,
    artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) and herbs.
5. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
    leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion and herbs.1. “Beans, dry” includes butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, kidney beans, lima beans,
    pegia, sultani, sultapya and white beans.
2. “Other pulses” refers to all pulses, except soybeans (dry), beans (dry), peas, broad
    beans, peanuts (dry) and spices.* Regarding the MRLs in food categories, ”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)" and ”Rapeseed oils, crude (except refined rapeseed oil and rapeseed 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)" are deleted and hereafter, MRLs in their raw commodity apply to such
   processed commodities, taking into account its processing factors.18. “Other poultry” refers to all poultry, except chicken.16. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
17. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.