Acephate
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.3 0.5
Soybeans, dry ● 0.3 0.5
Beans, dry1● 1 3.0
Broad beans ● 2
Peanuts, dry ● 0.2
Other pulses2● 1
Potato ● 0.5 1.0
Yam 0.5 0.5
Sugar beet 0.1 0.1
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.05 1.0
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) ● 0.05 10
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 0.5 1.0
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ● 0.5 10
Horseradish ● 5.0
Watercress ● 5.0
Chinese cabbage ● 0.2 5.0
Cabbage※1 ● 0.2 5.0
Brussels sprouts ● 5.0
Kale ● 5.0
Komatsuna(Japanese mustard spinach) ● 1 5.0
Kyona ● 1 5.0
Qing-geng-cai ● 1 5.0
Cauliflower ● 2 5.0
Broccoli ● 0.05 5.0
Other cruciferous vegetables3● 1 5.0
Burdock 0.1 0.1
Artichoke 0.3 0.3
Chicory ● 6
Endive ● 6
Shungiku ● 6
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ● 1 5.0
Other composite vegetables4※1 ● 0.05 0.2
Onion ● 0.3 0.5
Welsh (including leek) ● 0.1
Garlic ● 0.2 2.0
Nira ● 0.5
Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.1
Other liliaceous vegetables5● 0.5
Parsley ● 0.5
Celery ● 10
Mitsuba ● 0.02
Other umbelliferous vegetables6● 0.5
Tomato※1 ● 0.03 5.0MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 0.05 5.0
Egg plant ● 0.05 5.0
Other solanaceous vegetables7● 5.0
Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 0.1 5.0
Pumpkin (including squash) ● 1
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 1
Water melon ● 0.5
Melons ● 1
Makuwauri melon ● 1
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables8● 0.5
Spinach ● 0.7 6
Bamboo shoots ● 3.0
Okra ● 3 5.0
Ginger※1 ● 0.05 0.1
Peas, immature (with pods) ● 0.1
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ○ 5 3.0
Green soybeans 0.5 0.5
Button mushroom ● 1
Shiitake mushroom ● 1
Other mushrooms9● 1
Other vegetables10※1 ● 0.05 3.0
Unshu orange, pulp ● 5.0
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 5.0
Lemon ● 5.0
Orange (including navel orange) ● 5.0
Grapefruit ● 5.0
Lime ● 5.0
Other citrus fruits11● 5.0
Cranberry 0.5 0.5
Grape※3 ● 5.0
Japanese persimmon ● 0.3 2.0
Banana ● 1
Other fruits12※1 ● 0.05 1.0
Cotton seeds ● 2.0
Other nuts13● 0.1
Tea ● 0.2 10
SANSHO (Japanese pepper)※4 ● 1
Other spices14○ 0.7
Other herbs15● 5
Cattle, muscle 0.05 0.05
Pig, muscle 0.05 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals16, muscle 0.05 0.05
Cattle, fat ● 0.05 0.1
Pig, fat ● 0.05 0.1MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.05 0.1
Cattle, liver 0.05 0.05
Pig, liver 0.05 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, liver 0.05 0.05
Cattle, kidney 0.05 0.05
Pig, kidney 0.05 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney 0.05 0.05
Cattle, edible offal170.05 0.05
Pig, edible offal 0.05 0.05
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal 0.05 0.05
Milk※2 ● 0.02
Chicken, muscle 0.01 0.01
Other poultry18, muscle 0.01 0.01
Chicken, fat 0.1 0.1
Other poultry, fat 0.1 0.1
Chicken, liver 0.01 0.01
Other poultry, liver 0.01 0.01
Chicken, kidney 0.01 0.01
Other poultry, kidney 0.01 0.01
Chicken, edible offal 0.01 0.01
Other poultry, edible offal 0.01 0.01
Chicken eggs 0.01 0.01
Other poultry, eggs 0.01 0.01
Pepper,dried ○ 50
Other spices, dried (except SANSHO (Japanese pepper))
※4 ● 0.2
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
* Diagonal line means deletion of a food category to which an MRL applies.ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered or deleted.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be increased or newly set.
* 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.
Note:The residue definition is acephate only.
※1 For cabbage, other composite vegetables, tomato, ginger, other vegetables, other fruits,the
MHLW has decided to set the MRLs based on supervised residue trials for such commodities
which were conducted according to the GAP authorized in Japan, although the Codex
Alimentarius Commission sets MRLs for such commodities.Food consumption for such
commodities are relatively so high in Japan that the estimated dietary exposure to acephate
would exceed the ADI of 0.0024 mg/kg bw/day. If the MRLs for these commodities set based on
Codex MRLs, STMRs estimated by the JMPR are not used for the estimation in Japan. Because
the ratio of acephate/methamidophos is different in Japan and the JMPR, STMRs corrected by
acephate/methamidophos ratio in Japan are used for the estimation.(draft)MRL9. “Other mushrooms” refers to all mushrooms, except button mushroom, and shiitake
     mushroom.3. “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.
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.
11. “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.
12. “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.
13. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
14. “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.
15. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.
16. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
17. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.4. “Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify,
     artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce), and herbs.
5. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
     leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion, and herbs.
6. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot,
     parsnip, parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices, and herbs.
7. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
     (sweet pepper), and egg plant.
8. “Other cucurbitaceous vegetables” refers to all cucurbitaceous vegetables, except cucumber
     (including gherkin), pumpkin (including squash), oriental pickling melon (vegetable),
     watermelon, melons, and makuwauri melon.1. including butter beans, cowbeans (red beans), lentil, lima beans, pegia, sultani, sultapya
    and white beans.
2. “Other pulses” refers to all legumes/pulses, except soybeans (dry), beans (dry), peas,
    broad beans, peanuts (dry), and spices.※2 For milk, the MHLW has decided to delete the current MRLs, although the Codex
Alimentarius Commission sets MRL for milk. Food consumption for milk is relatively so high in
Japan that the estimated dietary exposure to acephate would exceed the ADI of 0.0024 mg/kg
bw/day. If the MRL for milk sets based on Codex MRLs, STMR estimated by the JMPR are not
used for the estimation in Japan. Because the ratio of acephate/methamidophos is different in
Japan and the JMPR, STMRs corrected by acephate/methamidophos ratio in Japan are used for
the estimation.
※3 Pesticide registration for grape are planned to be deleted in Japan.
※4 According to the present food classification system in Japan, “SANSHO (Japanese pepper)  ”
and  “Other spices, dried (except SANSHO (Japanese pepper))” are included “Other spices”.18. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.