Spinosad
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ※1 0.1 0.1
Wheat 2 2
Barley 2 2
Rye 1 1
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) 2 2
Buckwheat 1 1
Other cereal grains11 1
Soybeans, dry 0.02 0.02
Beans, dry20.02 0.02
Peas 0.02 0.02
Broad beans 0.02 0.02
Peanuts, dry 0.02 0.02
Other pulses30.02 0.02
Potato 0.02 0.02
Taro 0.02 0.02
Sweet potato 0.02 0.02
Yam 0.02 0.02
Other potatoes40.02 0.02
Sugar beet 0.06 0.06
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.1 0.2
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) 10 10
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.1 0.1
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) 10 10
Horseradish 0.1 0.1
Watercress 10 10
Chinese cabbage ○ 10 2
Cabbage 2 2
Brussels sprouts 2 2
Kale 10 10
Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) 10 10
Kyona 10 10
Qing-geng-cai ○ 10 2
Cauliflower 2 2
Broccoli 2 2
Other cruciferous vegetables5○ 10 2
Burdock 0.1 0.1
Salsify 0.1 0.1
Artichoke 0.3 0.3
Chicory 10 10
Endive 10 10
Shungiku 10 10
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) 10 10
Other composite vegetables610 10MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Onion 0.1 0.1
Welsh (including leek) 4 4
Garlic ○ 0.1
Nira 5 5
Asparagus 0.5 0.5
Multiplying onion (including shallot) 1 1
Other liliaceous vegetables7○ 4 0.3
Carrot 0.2 0.2
Parsnip 0.1 0.1
Parsley 8 8
Celery 8 8
Mitsuba 5 5
Other umbelliferous vegetables85 5
Tomato 1 1
Pimiento (sweet pepper) 2 2
Egg plant 2 2
Other solanaceous vegetables910 10
Cucumber (including gherkin) 0.5 0.5
Pumpkin (including squash) 0.3 0.3
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) 0.3 0.3
Water melon ● 0.1 0.3
Melons ● 0.1 0.3
Makuwauri melon ● 0.02 0.3
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables1010 10
Spinach 10 10
Ginger 0.02 0.02
Peas, immature (with pods) ○ 0.7 0.3
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) 0.3 0.3
Green soybeans 0.3 0.3
Other vegetables1110 10
Unshu orange, pulp 0.1 0.1
Citrus natsudaidai, whole 0.3 0.3
Lemon 0.3 0.3
Orange (including navel orange) 0.3 0.3
Grapefruit 0.3 0.3
Lime 0.3 0.3
Other citrus fruits120.3 0.3
Apple 0.5 0.5
Japanese pear 0.5 0.5
Pear 0.5 0.5
Quince 0.5 0.5
Peach 0.2 0.2
Nectarine 0.5 0.5
Apricot 0.2 0.2MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Japanese plum (including prune) 0.2 0.2
Mume plum 0.2 0.2
Cherry 0.2 0.2
Strawberry 1 1
Raspberry 1 1
Blackberry 1 1
Blueberry 0.4 0.4
Cranberry ○ 0.02
Huckleberry 0.3 0.3
Other berries131 1
Grape 0.5 0.5
Banana 0.3 0.3
Papaya 0.3 0.3
Avocado 0.3 0.3
Pineapple 0.02 0.02
Guava 0.3 0.3
Mango 0.3 0.3
Passion fruit 0.7 0.7
Date 0.1 0.1
Other fruits140.3 0.3
Cotton seeds 0.02 0.02
Ginkgo nut ○ 0.07
Chestnut 0.1 0.1
Pecan 0.1 0.1
Almond 0.07 0.07
Walnut 0.1 0.1
Other nuts150.07 0.07
Tea 2 2
Other spices16● 2 10
Other herbs1710 10
Cattle, muscle 2 2
Pig, muscle 2 2
Other terrestrial mammals18, muscle 2 2
Cattle, fat 10 10
Pig, fat 10 10
Other terrestrial mammals, fat 10 10
Cattle, liver 5 5
Pig, liver 5 5
Other terrestrial mammals, liver 5 5
Cattle, kidney 2 2
Pig, kidney 2 2
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney 2 2
Cattle, edible offal195 5
Pig, edible offal 5 5
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal 5 5MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Milk 2 2
Chicken, muscle 0.1 0.1
Other poultry20, muscle 0.1 0.1
Chicken, fat 8 8
Other poultry, fat 1 1
Chicken, liver 1 1
Other poultry, liver 0.1 0.1
Chicken, kidney 0.7 0.7
Other poultry, kidney 0.1 0.1
Chicken, edible offal 1 1
Other poultry, edible offal 0.1 0.1
Chicken eggs 0.5 0.5
Other poultry, eggs 0.1 0.1
Wheat bran ※2 　● 2
Raisin 1 1
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) ※3 　● 0.01
Cottonseed oil (except 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) ※3 　● 0.01
Cottonseed oil 　〇 0.01
* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL
Note: The residue definition will be changed to sum of spinosyn A and spinosyn D. The current
residue definition is spinosad only.
※1 The draft MRL for “Rice (brown rice)” is estimated by using processing factor based on the
Codex MRL for rice (1 ppm). For this substance, JMPR estimated processing factor of 0.11 for
“Rice (brown rice)”.
※2  Food category “Wheat bran” will be deleted, and hereafter, MRL in its raw commodity (i.e.
wheat) will also apply to such processed commodity, taking into account its processing factor. For
this substance, JMPR estimated processing factor of 2 for “Wheat bran”.
※3 Food categories “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)” and “Cottonseed oil (except 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)” will be abolished and integrated into
“Cottonseed oil”, followed by the current food category system for MRLs for agricultural and
veterinary chemicals in Japan.* 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.MRL
(draft)
ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be increased or newly set.11. “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.1. “Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
    corn (maize), and buckwheat.
2. “Beans, dry” including butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, lima beans, pegia, sultani,
    sultapya and white beans.
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 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 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.
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.
18. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
19. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.
20. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.12. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange (pulp), citrus natsudaidai
     (pulp), citrus natsudaidai (peel), citrus natsudaidai (whole), lemon, orange (including navel
     orange), grapefruit, lime, and spices.
13. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
     cranberry, and huckleberry.
14. “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.
15. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
16. “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.
17. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
     stems and leaves.