MCPB
MRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ● 0.02 0.1
Wheat ● 0.02
Barley ● 0.02
Rye ● 0.02
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.02
Buckwheat ● 0.02
Other cereal grains1● 0.02
Soybeans, dry ● 0.02
Beans, dry2● 0.02
Peas ● 0.06
Broad beans ● 0.02
Other pulses3● 0.06
Water melon ● 0.2
Melons ● 0.2
Makuwauri melon ● 0.2
Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.06
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 0.02
Green soybeans ● 0.02
Other vegetables4● 0.06
Unshu orange, pulp 0.2
Unshu orange (whole commodity) 0.3
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 0.5 0.2
Lemon ○ 0.5 0.2
Orange (including navel orange) ○ 0.5 0.2
Grapefruit ○ 0.5 0.2
Lime ○ 0.5 0.2
Other citrus fruits5○ 0.5 0.2
Apple ● 0.05 0.2
Japanese pear ● 0.05 0.2
Pear ● 0.2
Quince ● 0.2
Loquat ● 0.2
Peach ● 0.2
Nectarine ● 0.2
Apricot ● 0.2
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 0.2
Mume plum ● 0.2
Cherry ● 0.2
Strawberry ● 0.2MRL
(renewed)
ppmMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Raspberry ● 0.2
Blackberry ● 0.2
Blueberry ● 0.2
Cranberry ● 0.2
Huckleberry ● 0.2
Other berries6● 0.2
Grape ● 0.2
Japanese persimmon ● 0.2
Banana ● 0.2
Kiwifruit ● 0.2
Papaya ● 0.2
Avocado ● 0.2
Pineapple ● 0.2
Guava ● 0.2
Mango ● 0.2
Passion fruit ● 0.2
Date ● 0.2
Other fruits7● 0.2
Sunflower seeds ● 0.2
Sesame seeds ● 0.2
Safflower seeds ● 0.2
Cotton seeds ● 0.2
Rapeseeds ● 0.2
Other oil seeds8● 0.2
Ginkgo nut ● 0.2
Chestnut ● 0.2
Pecan ● 0.2
Almond ● 0.2
Walnut ● 0.2
Other nuts9● 0.2
Other spices10○ 2 0.2
Other herbs11● 0.06
Cattle, muscle ● 0.05
Pig, muscle ● 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals12, muscle ● 0.05
Cattle, fat ● 0.05
Pig, fat ● 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.05
Cattle, liver ● 0.05
Pig, liver ● 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● 0.05(renewed)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (previous)
ppm
Cattle, kidney ● 0.05
Pig, kidney ● 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● 0.05
Cattle, edible offal13● 0.05
Pig, edible offal ● 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 0.05
Milk ● 0.05
Chicken, muscle ● 0.05
Other poultry14, muscle ● 0.05
Chicken, fat ● 0.05
Other poultry, fat ● 0.05
Chicken, liver ● 0.05
Other poultry, liver ● 0.05
Chicken, kidney ● 0.05
Other poultry, kidney ● 0.05
Chicken, edible offal ● 0.05
Other poultry, edible offal ● 0.05
Chicken eggs ● 0.05
Other poultry, eggs ● 0.05
* Regarding the MRLs in food category, ”Unshu orange, pulp" is deleted , whereas new MRL is established
  in food categorized as "Unshu orange (whole commodity)". (The MRL is to be taken effect on 17
  December 2022.)
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, 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.    ●：Commodities for which MRLs are lowered. These MRLs are to be taken effect on 17 December 2022.
    ○：Commodities for which MRLs are raised. These MRLs have been taken effect on 17 December 2021.
* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm is applied to commodities not  listed above.
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
* Diagonal line means the food category to which MRL applies is not set.Note: The residue definition is the sum of MCPB, its salts, its esters and its metabolites hydrolyzed to
  MCPB, expressed as MCPB-ethyl. Only when MCPB is detected, MRLs established for MCPB are
  applied. When  MCPA (including its metabolites hydrolyzed to MCPA) as metabolites of MCPB is
  detected, the standard specified for MCPA is applied for MCPA detected, and the standard for MCPB is
  not applied for MCPA detected.MRL
(renewed)
ppm13. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver and kidney.
14. “Other poultry” refers to all poultry, except chicken.10. “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.
11. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.
12. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.7. “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.
8. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.
9. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.4. “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.
5. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange, citrus natsudaidai, lemon,
    orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime and spices.
6. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
    cranberry and huckleberry.