Malathion
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) 0.1 0.1
Wheat ○10 8.0
Barley ○ 2 2.0
Rye ○ 2 2.0
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ○ 2 2.0
Buckwheat ○ 2 2.0
Other cereal grains1○ 3 2.0
Soybeans, dry ○ 2 0.5
Beans, dry2○ 2 0.5
Peas 0.5 0.5
Broad beans ○ 2 0.5
Peanuts, dry ○ 8 8.0
Other pulses3○ 8 8.0
Potato 0.5 0.5
Taro 0.5 0.5
Sweet potato 0.5 0.5
Yam 0.5 0.5
Konjac ● 0.5
Other potatoes40.5 0.5
Sugar beet 0.5 0.5
Sugarcane ● 0.5
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) 0.5 0.5
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) 0.5 0.5
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) 0.5 0.5
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ○ 5 0.5
Horseradish 0.5 0.5
Watercress ○ 6 6.0
Chinese cabbage ○ 2 2.0
Cabbage ○ 2 2.0
Brussels sprouts ○ 2 2.0
Kale ○ 3 3.0
Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 2.0
Kyona ● 2.0
Qing-geng-cai ○ 2 2.0
Cauliflower ○ 2 2.0
Broccoli ○ 5 5.0
Other cruciferous vegetables5○ 2 2.0
Burdock ●0.03 0.5
Salsify 0.5 0.5
Artichoke ○ 8 8.0
Chicory ○ 8 8.0
Endive ○ 8 8.0
Shungiku ● 2.0MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ○ 2 2.0
Other composite vegetables6○ 2 2.0
Onion ○ 8 8.0
Welsh (including leek) ○ 8 8.0
Garlic ○ 8 8.0
Nira ● 2.0
Asparagus ○ 8 8.0
Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 8.0
Other liliaceous vegetables7○ 5 2.0
Carrot 0.5 0.5
Parsnip 0.5 0.5
Parsley ○ 2 2.0
Celery ○ 2 2.0
Mitsuba ● 2.0
Other umbelliferous vegetables8○ 2 2.0
Tomato 0.5 0.5
Pimiento (sweet pepper) 0.5 0.5
Egg plant 0.5 0.5
Other solanaceous vegetables9○ 2 2.0
Cucumber (including gherkin) 0.5 0.5
Pumpkin (including squash) ○ 8 8.0
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ●0.05 2.0
Water melon ○ 8 8.0
Melons ○ 8 8.0
Makuwauri melon ● 8.0
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables10●0.2 2.0
Spinach ○ 3 2.0
Bamboo shoots ○ 2 2.0
Okra ○ 8 8.0
Ginger ● 0.5
Peas, immature (with pods) 0.5 0.5
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ○ 2 2.0
Green soybeans ○ 2 2.0
Button mushroom ○ 8 8.0
Shiitake mushroom ● 4.0
Other mushrooms11● 4.0
Other vegetables12○ 2 2.0
Unshu orange, pulp 0.5 0.5
Citrus natsudaidai, pulp 0.5
Citrus natsudaidai, peels 0.5
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ○ 7
Lemon ○ 7 4.0
Orange (including navel orange)13○ 7 4.0
Grapefruit ○ 7 4.0
Lime ○ 7 4.0(draft)
ppmMRLMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Other citrus fruits14○ 7 4.0
Apple 0.5 0.5
Japanese pear 0.5 0.5
Pear 0.5 0.5
Quince ○ 8 8.0
Loquat ○ 2 2.0
Peach 0.5 0.5
Nectarine ○ 8 8.0
Apricot ○ 8 8.0
Japanese plum (including prune) ○ 6 6.0
Mume plum ●0.2 2.0
Cherry ○ 6 6.0
Strawberry ○ 1 0.5
Raspberry ○ 8 8.0
Blackberry ○ 8 8.0
Blueberry ○10 0.5
Cranberry ○ 8 8.0
Huckleberry ○10 2.0
Other berries15○ 8 8.0
Grape ○ 8 8.0
Japanese persimmon 0.5 0.5
Banana ○ 2 2.0
Kiwifruit ○ 2 2.0
Papaya ○ 1 1.0
Avocado ○ 8 8.0
Pineapple ○ 8 8.0
Guava ○ 8 8.0
Mango ○ 8 8.0
Passion fruit ○ 8 8.0
Date ○ 8 8.0
Other fruits16○ 2 2.0
Sunflower seeds ○ 8 8.0
Sesame seeds ● 0.5
Safflower seeds 0.2 0.2
Cotton seeds ○20 2.0
Rapeseeds ● 0.5
Other oil seeds17● 0.1
Ginkgo nut ● 8.0
Chestnut ○ 8 8.0
Pecan ○ 8 8.0
Almond ○ 8 8.0
Walnut ○ 8 8.0
Other nuts18○ 8 8.0
Tea ● 0.5
Coffee beans ● 0.5ppmMRL
(draft)MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Cacao beans ● 0.5
Hop ○ 1 1.0
Other spices19○15 8
Other herbs20 2 2
Cattle, muscle ● 2
Pig, muscle ● 2
Other terrestrial mammals21, muscle ● 2
Cattle, fat ● 2
Pig, fat ● 2
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 2
Cattle, liver ● 2
Pig, liver ● 2
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ● 2
Cattle, kidney ● 2
Pig, kidney ● 2
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ● 2
Cattle, edible offal22● 2
Pig, edible offal ● 2
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ● 2
Milk ● 0.5
Chicken, muscle ● 2
Other poultry animals23,  muscle ● 2
Chicken, fat ● 2
Other poultry animals, fat ● 2
Chicken, liver ● 2
Other poultry animals, liver ● 2
Chicken, kidney ● 2
Other poultry animals, kidney ● 2
Chicken, edible offal ● 2
Other poultry animals, edible offal ● 2
Chicken, eggs ● 0.7
Other poultry, eggs ● 0.7
Salmoniformes (such as salmon and trout) ● 0.5
Anguilliformes (such as eel) ● 0.5
Perciformes (such as bonito, horse mackerel, mackerel, sea
bass, sea bream and tuna) ● 0.5
Other fish ● 0.5
Shelled molluscs ● 0.5
Crustaceans ● 0.5
Other aquatic animals ● 0.5
Honey (including royal-jelly) ● 0.5
Wheat flour (except whole grain)241.2
Tomato juice250.01
Other spices, dried (limited to fruits) 1 1
Other spices, dried (limited to seeds) 2 2
Other spices, dried (limited to roots or rhizome) 0.5 0.5MRL
(draft)
ppm●：Commodities for which MRLs were lowered
○：Commodities for which MRLs were increased
* The MRL will not be set for wheat bran. If marathion is detected in wheat bran, it is determined
whether the detected level complies with the MRL (10 ppm) for wheat (whole grain) by converting
the level into the concentration in wheat based on the refining process of wheat.
11. “Other mushrooms” refers to all mushrooms, except button mushroom, and shiitake
mushroom.Note: The residue definition is malathion only.
1. ”Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
corn (maize), and buckwheat.
2. including butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, 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.
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.
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.* 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.
* The MRL will not be set for cottonseed oil. If marathion is detected in cottonseed oil, it is
determined whether the detected level complies with the MRL (20 ppm) for cotton seeds as its
ingredient by converting the level into the concentration in cottonseeds based on the manufacturing
process of cottonseed oil .
12. “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 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.
15. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
cranberry, and huckleberry.* In the Commodity column, for the food categories to which the word other is added, refer to the
Notes given in the last two pages of the Attachment.
13. Orange peels will be categorized as "other spices" in the revised standards and
a limit of 10 ppm for other spices will be applied for these products.24. The current MRL for wheat flour (except whole grain flour) will be withdrawn. If marathion is
detected in wheat flour, it is determined whether the detected level complies with the MRL (10
ppm) for wheat as its ingredient by converting the level into the concentration in fresh wheat based
on the manufacturing process of wheat flour.
25. The current MRL for tomato juice will be withdrawn. If marathion is detected in tomato juice, it
is determined whether the detected level complies with the MRL (0.5 ppm) for tomato as its
ingredient by converting the level into the concentration in fresh tomato based on the
manufacturing process of tomato juice.19. “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.
20. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
stems and leaves.16. “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.
17. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.
18. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
21. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
22. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.
23. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.