Pendimethalin
MRL
Commodity (current)
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
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
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 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
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
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
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 0.02
* The residue definition will not be changed.
* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities not  listed above.
* Diagonal line means the food category to which MRL applies is not set.MRL
(draft)
ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be raised.
NOTE: The residue definition is Pendimethalin only.* Regarding the MRLs in food categories, ”Unshu orange, pulp", "Loquat", "Peach" and "Kiwifruit" will be
deleted , whereas new MRLs will be 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.
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.※ The Guideline Value of the WHO Drinking Water Quality Guidelines (Guideline Value: In the WHO drinking water
quality guidelines set for the purpose of maintaining and improving the quality of drinking water by the regulators and
water supply service providers of each country in WHO, drinking water.  It is a numerical value that is the basis for
evaluating water quality and indicates the concentration that does not cause serious risk to the health of the
consumer when ingested over the lifetime.)
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 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.
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.
14. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
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.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.