Metalaxyl and Metalaxyl-M
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) 0.1 0.1
Wheat 0.05 0.05
Barley 0.05 0.05
Rye 0.05 0.05
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) 0.05 0.05
Buckwheat 0.05 0.05
Other cereal grains10.05 0.05
Soybeans, dry 0.05 0.05
Beans, dry20.2 0.2
Peas 0.2 0.2
Peanuts, dry 0.1 0.1
Other pulses30.2 0.2
Potato 0.3 0.3
Yam 0.4 0.4
Konjac 0.3 0.3
Sugar beet 0.05 0.05
Sugarcane 0.05 0.05
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) 0.2 0.2
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) 2 2
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.3 0.3
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) 0.3 0.3
Horseradish 0.2 0.2
Chinese cabbage 0.3 0.3
Cabbage 0.5 0.5
Brussels sprouts 0.2 0.2
Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) 1 1
Kyona 3 3
Qing-geng-cai 2 2
Cauliflower 0.5 0.5
Broccoli 0.5 0.5
Other cruciferous vegetables40.7 0.7
Burdock 0.05 0.05
Shungiku 4 4
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) 2 2
Other composite vegetables54 4
Onion 2 2
Welsh (including leek) 0.2 0.2
Garlic ○ 3 0.5
Asparagus ○ 0.2 0.05
Multiplying onion (including shallot) 0.2 0.2
Other liliaceous vegetables60.3 0.3
Carrot 0.4 0.4
Parsley 2 2MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Celery 4 4
Mitsuba 2 2
Other umbelliferous vegetables71 1
Tomato 2 2
Pimiento (sweet pepper) 2 2
Egg plant 1 1
Other solanaceous vegetables81 1
Cucumber (including gherkin) 1 1
Pumpkin (including squash) 0.2 0.2
Water melon ● 0.1 0.2
Melons 0.7 0.7
Spinach 2 2
Okra 1 1
Ginger 1 1
Peas, immature (with pods) 0.2 0.2
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) 0.2 0.2
Green soybeans 0.2 0.2
Other vegetables93 3
Unshu orange, pulp 0.2 0.2
Lemon 0.7 0.7
Orange (including navel orange) 0.7 0.7
Grapefruit 0.7 0.7
Lime 0.7 0.7
Other citrus fruits100.7 0.7
Apple 0.2 0.2
Japanese pear 0.2 0.2
Pear 0.2 0.2
Quince 0.2 0.2
Loquat 0.2 0.2
Peach 0.2 0.2
Nectarine 0.2 0.2
Apricot 0.2 0.2
Japanese plum (including prune) 0.2 0.2
Cherry 0.2 0.2
Strawberry 7 7
Raspberry 0.2 0.2
Blackberry ○ 0.7 0.2
Blueberry 2 2
Other berries11○ 0.7 0.2
Grape 1 1
Avocado 0.2 0.2
Passion fruit ● 0.2
Sunflower seeds 0.05 0.05
Cotton seeds 0.05 0.05
Almond 0.4 0.4MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Walnut 0.4 0.4
Cacao beans（except hulls） 0.2 0.2
Hop 10 10
Other spices（except seeds） ※1 ● 5
Other spices12 〇 5
Other herbs132 2
Cattle, muscle ○ 0.05 0.02
Pig, muscle ○ 0.05 0.02
Other terrestrial mammals14, muscle ○ 0.05 0.02
Cattle, fat ○ 0.05 0.02
Pig, fat ○ 0.05 0.02
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ○ 0.05 0.02
Cattle, liver ○ 0.3 0.1
Pig, liver ○ 0.3 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.3 0.1
Cattle, kidney ○ 0.7 0.3
Pig, kidney ○ 0.7 0.3
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.7 0.3
Cattle, edible offal15○ 0.7 0.02
Pig, edible offal ○ 0.7 0.02
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 0.7 0.02
Milk ○ 0.01
Chicken, muscle ○ 0.05 0.01
Other poultry16, muscle ○ 0.05 0.01
Chicken, fat ○ 0.05 0.01
Other poultry, fat ○ 0.05 0.01
Chicken, liver ○ 0.1 0.06
Other poultry, liver ○ 0.1 0.06
Chicken, kidney ● 0.1 0.2
Other poultry, kidney ● 0.1 0.2
Chicken, edible offal ○ 0.1 0.01
Other poultry, edible offal ○ 0.1 0.01
Chicken eggs ○ 0.05 0.01
Other poultry, eggs ○ 0.05 0.01
Fish 0.1 0.1
Pepper,dried ※2 ● 10
Other spices, dried (limited to seeds) ※1  ● 5
* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL* 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.ppmMRL
(draft)
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be increased or newly set.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.3. “Other pulses” refers to all legumes/pulses, except soybeans (dry), beans (dry), peas,
    broad beans, peanuts (dry), and spices.
10. “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.
11. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
     cranberry, and huckleberry.
12. “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.
13. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
     stems and leaves.
14. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
15. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.
16. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.4. “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.
5. “Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify,
    artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce), and herbs.Note: The residue definition for agricultural and aquatic products is metalaxyl (including
metalaxyl-M) only. The residue definition for animal products will be changed to sum of metalaxyl
(including metalaxyl-M) and its metabolites which are hydrolyzed to 2,6-dimethylaniline,
expressed as metalaxyl. The current residue definition for animal products is sum of metalaxyl,
mefenoxam (metalaxyl-M) and metabolite D 【2-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-
hydroxylacethyl)amino]propionate】, express as metalaxyl and mefenoxam.
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.※1　Food categories “Other spices（except seeds）” and “Other spices, dried (limited to seeds)”
will be abolished and integrated into “Other spices”, followed by the current food category system
for MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Japan.
※2  Food category “Pepper,dried” will be deleted, and hereafter, MRL in its raw commodity (i.e.
other solanaceous vegetables) will also apply to such processed commodity, taking into account
its processing factor. For this substance, JMPR estimated processing factor of 10 for
“Pepper,dried”.
6. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
    leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion, and herbs.
7. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot,
    parsnip, parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices, and herbs.
8. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
    (sweet pepper), and egg plant.