New Zealand  (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) 
Food Standard s 2015 
Pursuant to sections  11C and 11L of the Food Act 1981, the Minister for Food Safety issues 
the following food standards  for the purposes of setting the maximum permissible limits at 
which residues of agricultural compounds may be present in specified types of food and 
revokes the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food 
Standards 2014 (and all amendments made to those standards).  
  
 
Issued  at Wellington this 20th February 2015  
 
(Signed)  
 
 
Hon Jo Goodhew   
Minister for Food Safety  
 
 
 
Certified in order for signature  
 
(Signed)  
 
Solicitor  
Legal Services   
 
 16  /  2  /2015 
 
Published by the Ministry for Primary Industries , PO Box 2 526, Wellington  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015  
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Contents  
Notice  
1 Title 
2 Commencement  
3 Interpretation  
4 Method of determining residue levels or limits  
5 Prohibition on sale  
6 Maximum residue limits of agricultural compounds  
7 Exemptions  
8 Revocation  
 
 
Schedule 1  
Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds  
Schedule 2  
Exemptions from Maximum Residue Limits for Plant Compounds  
Schedul e 3 
Exemptions from Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs  
 
 
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Notice  
1 Title 
These standard s are  the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural 
Compounds) Food Standard s 2015  
 
2 Commencement  
These standard s come into force on the 26 March 2015  
 
3 Interpretation  
In these standard s, unless the context otherwise requires, ─ 
agricultural compound  has the meaning given to it  by section 2 of the Agricultural 
Compounds an d Veterinary Medicines Act 1997  
maximum residue limit  or MRL  means , in relation to a residue,  the maximum  
permissible level  of that residue  
pest has the meaning given to it by section 2 o f the Agricultural Compounds an d 
Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 . 
 
4 Method of determining residue levels or limits   
(1) The MRL  of an agricultural compound specified in column 1 of Schedule  1 in 
relation to bananas, citrus fruits, and kiwifruit must be determined  on the whole 
fruit. 
(2) The MRL  of an agricultural compound specified in column 1 of Sch edule 1 in 
relation to any  fruit other than a  fruit listed in subclause (1) must be determined o n 
the edible content of the fruit  that is ordinarily consumed.  
(3) The MRL  of any agricultural compound specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in 
relation to  food in a dried, dehydrated, or concentrated form, must be determined 
with respect to the mass of the food after dilution or reconstitution, where 
appropriate.  
(4) The MRL  of any agri cultural compound present in a food consisting of one or 
more of the foods listed in Column  4 of Schedule  1 is calculated as the sum of the 
MRL  specified in Column 5 of Schedule  1 for each food multiplied by the 
proportion of that food in the food product . 
 
5 Prohibition on sale  
No person may sell any food containing residues of an agricultural compound unless 
the presence of that agricultural compound is authorised by clause 6  or 7. New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015  
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6 Maximum residue limits of agricultural compounds  
(1) A person may only sell a food listed in Column 4 of Schedule 1 that contains  
residues of an agricult ural compound listed in the corresponding row of Column 1 
of Schedule 1 (as measured against the residue listed in the corresponding row in 
Column 3 of Sche dule 1)  if the residue does not exceed the MRL specified in  the 
corresponding row of Column 5 of  Schedule  1. 
(2) A person may sell a food containing residues of an agricultural com pound not 
exceeding 0.1mg/kg if — 
(a) that agricultural compound is not specified in Column  1 of Schedule  1; or 
(b) Column 5 of S chedule  1 does not specify a n MRL  for that agricultural 
compound in relation to a food of that type, kind , or class.  
(3) A person may sell an imported food containing residues of an agricultural 
compound if the food ─ 
(a) complies with subclause (1) or (2); or 
(b) contains residues of agricultural compounds no greater than the MRLs  
specified for that food in the current editions or supplements of the FAO/WHO 
Codex Alimentarius  Commission publications titled “Pesticide Residues in 
Food” or “Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods”.  
 
7 Exemptions  
(1) Food containing residues of a su bstance specified in the Column  1 of Schedule  2 
is exempt from the requirements of clauses 4, 5 and 6 when the substance is 
used ─ 
(a) as an agricultural compound  for the management of plants , or parts of plants , 
from which food is derived ; and  
(b) in accordance with the condition specified in the corresponding row of Column  
3 of Schedule 2 . 
(2) Food containing residu es of a su bstance specified in the Column  1 of Schedule  3 
is exempt from the requirements of clauses 4, 5 and 6 when the substance is 
used ─ 
(a) as an agricultural compound for the management of animals  that are  intended 
for food , or from which food is to be derived ; and  
(b) in accordance with the condition specified in the corresponding row in Column  
3 of Schedule  3.  
(3) Bee products containing residues of the substance Thymol are exempt from the 
requirements of clauses 4, 5 and 6 if the Thymol is used as an agricul tural 
compound for the control of varroa mite ( Varroa destructor ) in beehives.   
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 8 Revocation  
The New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food 
Standards 2014 (and all amendments made to those standards ) are revoked.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Schedule 1  
Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds  
 
Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Abamectin  71751 -42-2 Sum of :  
avermectin B1a  
avermectin B1b  
(Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a  
(Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b  Avocados  
Cattle fat  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep  liver 
Sheep meat  
Strawberries  
Tomatoes  0.02(*)  
0.02 
0.015  
0.01 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.05 
0.02 
0.025  
0.02 
0.02(*)  
0.1 
Acephate  30560 -19-1 Acephate  Brassica vegetables  
Citrus fruits  
Fruiting vegetables  
Leafy vegetables  
Potatoes  
Tamarillos  2 
5 
1 
6 
0.5 
0.5 
Acibenzolar -s-methyl  135158 -54-2 Sum of  Acibenzolar -s-methly and 
Acibenzolar acid (CGA210007) 
Expressed as : Acibenzolar -s-methyl  Kiwifruit  0.02(*)  New Zeala nd (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Albendazole  54965 -21-8 Sum of:  
Albendazole  
Albendazole sulphoxide  
Albendazole sulphone  
Albendazole sulphone  amine  
Expressed as:  
Albendazole sulphone amine  Edible offal of sheep  
Sheep meat  
 3 
0.2 
 
Ametoctradin  865318 -97-4 Ametoctradin  Bulb onions  
Potato   0.5 
0.01(*)  
Aminopyralid  150114 -71-9 Aminopyralid  Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian  meat  
Milk 0.01(*)  
0.3 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Amitraz  33089 -61-1 Sum of:  
Amitraz and metabolites containing 
the 2,4 - dimethylaniline moiety  
Expressed as:  
Amitraz  Honey  
Other bee products  0.1 
1 
Amitrole  61-82-5 Amitrole  Asparagus  
Other fruit  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Amoxicillin  26787 -78-0 Amoxicillin  Meat  
Edible offal  0.05 
0.05 
Ampicillin  69-53-4 Ampicillin  Meat  
Edible offal  0.05 
0.05 
Amprolium  121-25-5 Amprolium  Eggs  
Poultry meat  4 
0.5 
Apramycin  37321 -09-8 Apramycin  Edible offal of poultry  
Poultry meat  0.5 
0.05 
Aviglycine  49669 -74-1 Aviglycine  Pome fruits  
Stone fruits (except cherries)  0.1 
0.1 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Azaconazole  60207 -31-0 Azaconazole  Citrus fruits  
Pome fruits  
Tomatoes  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.05 
Azinphos -methyl  85-50-0 Azinphos -methyl  Stonefruit  
Strawberries  
Potatoes  2  
2  
0.05(*)  
Azocyclotin  41083 -11-8 Sum of:  
Azocyclotin  
Cyhexatin  
Expressed as:  
Cyhexatin  Fruits  2 
Azoxystrobin  131860 -33-8 Azoxystrobin and its z -isomer  Cereal grains (except maize)  
Grapes  
Maize  
Onions  
Peas (without pods)  
Potatoes  
Sweetcorn  
Tomatoes  0.2 
1 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Benalaxyl  71626 -11-4 Benalaxyl  Potatoes  0.02(*)  
Bentazone  25057 -89-0 Bentazone and its hydroxyl 
derivatives  Beans (dwarf green)  
Soya beans  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Bifenthrin  82657 -04-3 Bifenthrin  Brassica vegetables  
Kiwifruit  
Pumpkins  
Squash  
Tomatoes  0.05 
0.01(*)  
0.001(*)  
0.001(*)  
0.05 
Bixafen  581809 -46-3 Plant commodities: Bixafen  
Animal commodities: Bixafen plus 
its metabolite desmethyl bixafen  
expressed as bixafen  Cereal grains  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian meat  
Mammalian liver  
Milk 0.01(*)  
0.4 
0.3 
0.15 
1.5 
0.04 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Boscalid  188425 -85-6 Boscalid  Beans  
Bulb vegetables  
Cherries  
Citrus  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Milk 
Pome fruits  
Root vegetables  
Stone fruits (except cherries)  
Tuber vegetables  1.5 
0.2 
3 
1.5 
5 
0.1(*)  
0.3 
0.3 
0.2 
0.1 
0.05(*)  
0.5 
0.05(*)  
0.5 
Brodifacoum  56073 -10-0 Brodifacoum  Any food  0.001(*)  
Bromadiolone  28772 -56-7 Bromadiolone  Any food 0.001(*)  
Bromopropylate  18181 -80-1 Bromopropylate  Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  3 
3 
3 
Bromoxynil  1689 -84-5 Bromoxynil  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  
Bupirimate  41483 -43-6 Bupirimate  Cucurbits  
Pome fruits  0.01(*)  
0.5 
Buprofezin  69327 -76-0 Buprofezin  Citrus fruits  
Grapes  
Fruiting vegetables  
Peaches  
Pome fruits  0.5 
0.01(*)  
0.5 
0.01(*)  
0.1 
Captan  133-06-2 Captan  Fruit 
Vegetables  10 
10 
Carbadox  6804 -07-5 Quinoxaline -2-carboxylic acid  Pig liver  
Pig meat  
Any other food 0.03 
0.005  
0.001(*)  New Z ealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Carbaryl  63-25-2 Carbaryl  Cabbages  
Fruits  
Tomatoes  3 
3 
3 
Carbendazim  
 10605 -21-7 Sum of:  
Benomyl, Carbendazim, and 
Thiophanate methyl  
Expressed as:  
Carbendazim  Avocados  
Beans  
Berries and other small fruits  
Cereal grains  
Citrus fruits  
Fruiting vegetables (except tomatoes)  
Lettuce  
Pome fruits  
Tomatoes  0.5 
2 
5 
0.2 
5 
0.5 
2 
2 
2 
Carprofen  53716 -49-7 Carprofen  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Horse fat  
Horse kidney  
Horse liver  
Horse meat  
Milk 1 
1 
1 
0.5 
1 
1 
1 
0.5 
1 
Cefquinome  84957 -30-2 Cefquinome  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  0.05 
0.2 
0.1 
0.05 
0.03 
0.05 
0.2 
0.1 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Ceftiofur  80370 -57-6 Desfuroylceftiofur  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  2 
6 
2 
1 
0.1 
2 
6 
2 
1 
Cephapirin  21593 -23-7 Sum of:  
Cephapirin  
Des-acetylcephapirin  
Expressed as:  
Cephapirin  Cattle fat  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Edible offal of cattle  0.1 
0.1 
0.01 
0.1 
Chloramphenicol  56-75-7 Sum of:  
chloramphenicol,  
chloramphenicol  
glucuronide  
Expressed as:  
chloramphenicol  Any food  0.0003(*)  
Chlorantraniliprole  500008 -45-7 Chlorantraniliprole  Avocados  
Baby leafy vegetables  
Brassica vegetables  
Leafy vegetables  (except baby leafy vegetables)  
Pome fruits  
Potatoes  0.5 
20 
0.3 
7 
0.3 
0.01(*)  
Chlorethephon  16672 -87-0 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid  Pome fruits  
Tomatoes  2 
1 
Chlormequat  7003 -89-6 Chlormequat cation  Oats  
Wheat  5 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Chlorothalonil  1897 -45-6 Chlorothalonil  Beans  
Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)  
Brassica vegetables  
Celery  
Fruiting vegetables  
Grapes  
Lettuce  
Onions  
Peaches  
Stone fruits (except peaches)  5 
10 
5 
15 
5 
5 
10 
0.5 
30 
10 
Chlorpropham  101-21-3 Chlopropham  Potatoes  50 
Chlorpyrifos  2921 -88-2 Chlorpyrifos  Bananas  
Fruits (except bananas, grapes, kiwifruit and stone 
fruits)  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Maize  
Onions  
Potatoes  
Sheep fat  
Stone fruits  
Tomatoes  2 
 
0.2 
1 
2 
0.02 
0.1 
0.01(*)  
1.5 
1 
0.2 
Clethodim  99129 -21-2 Sum of:  
Clethodim  
and its metabolites containing  
 5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)cyclohexene -3-
one and 5 -(2-ethylthiopropyl) -5-
hydroxycyclohexene -3-one moieties 
and their sulphoxides and 
sulphones  
Expressed as:  
Clethodim  Brassica vegetables  
Fruiting vegetables  
Leafy vegetables  
Legume vegetables  
Stem vegetables  1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Clofentezine  74115 -24-5 Clofentezine  Citrus fruits  
Pome fruits  0.5 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Clomazone  81777 -89-1 Clomazone  Beans  
Brassica vegetables  
Carrots  
Potatoes  
Pumpkin  
Squash  0.05(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02 
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Closantel  57808 -65-8 Closantel  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle muscle  
Edible offal of sheep  
Sheep meat  3 
3 
1 
1 
5 
2 
Clothianidin  210880 -92-5 Sum of:  
Clothianidin,  
2-chlorothiazole -5-
ylmethylguanidine,  
2-chlothiazol -5-ylmethylurea  
the pyruvate  derivative of N -(2-
chlorothiazole -5-ylmethyl) -N’-
methylguanidine  
Expressed as:  
Clothianidin  Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Milk 0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Clopyralid  1702 -17-6 Clopyralid  Beetroot  4 
Coumaphos  56-72-4 Sum of:  
coumaphos and its oxygen 
analogue  
Expressed as:   
coumaphos  Cattle fat  
Horse fat  
Milk fats  
Pig fat  
Sheep fat  0.5 
0.5 
0.1 
0.5 
0.5 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food S tandards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Cyanazine  21725 -46-2 Cyanazine  Beans  
Cereal grains  
Onions  
Peas  
Potatoes  
Pulses  
Sweetcorn  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
Cyantraniliprole  736994 -63-1 Cyantraniliprole  Bulb onions  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Milk 
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.1 
Cyflufenamid  180409 -60-3 Cyflufenamid  Grapes  
Winter squash  0.05 
0.01(*)  
Cyfluthrin  68359 -37-5 Cyfluthrin, sum of isomers  Brassica vegetables  
Sweetcorn  0.5 
0.02(*)  
Cyhalothrin  68085 -85-8 Cyhalothrin, sum of isomers  Brassica vegetables  0.2 
Cymoxanil  57966 -95-7 Cymoxanil  Garlic  
Onions  
Peas  
Potatoes  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Cypermethrin  52315 -07-8 Cypermethrin, sum of isomers  Brassica vegetables  1 
Cyproconazole  94361 -06-5 Cyproconazole, sum of isomers  Bulb onions  
Garlic  
Peas  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Cyprodinil  121552 -61-2 Cyprodinil  Blueberries  
Bulb onions  
Grapes       
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits (except cherries  
Strawberries  0.5 
0.01 (*)  
1 
0.01 
0.02 (*)  
10 
Cyromazine  66215 -27-8 Sum of:  
Cyromazine  
Melamine  Eggs  
Poultry meat  
Sheep meat  
Edible offal of sheep  0.15 
0.15 
0.3 
0.3 
2,4-D 94-75-7 2,4-D Citrus fruits  
Stone fruits  5 
1 
DDT 50-29-3 Sum of:  
p,p’-DDT 
o,p’-DDT 
p,p’-DDE  
p,p’-TDE(DDD)  Eggs  
Fats (except milk fats)  
Milk fats  0.5 
5 
1.25 
Decoquinate  18507 -89-6 Decoquinate  Poultry meat  
Poultry offal  
Poultry skin/fat  0.2 
0.8 
0.4 
Deltamethrin  52918 -63-5 Sum of:  
deltamethrin  
α–R-deltamethrin  
trans -deltamethrin  
Expressed as:  
deltamethrin  Avocados  
Beans  
Brassica vegetables  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Onions  
Pome fruits  
Potatoes  
Stone fruits  
Sweetcorn  
Tamarillos  
Tomatoes  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.1 
0.05(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Derquantel  187865 -22-1 Derquantel  Sheep Fat  
Sheep Meat  
Sheep Offal  0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
Dexamethasone  50-02-2 Sum of:  
Dexamethasone  
Dexamethasone glucuronide 
Expressed as:  
Dexamethasone  Edible offal  
Meat  0.01 
0.01 
Diazinon  333-41-5 Diazinon  Fats (except milk fats)  
Fruits  
Vegetables  0.7 
0.5 
0.5 
1,3-Dichloropropene  542-75-6 1,3-Dichloropropene, sum of 
isomers  Fruits  
Vegetables  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Dichlorprop -P 15165 -67-0 Sum of:  
Dichlorprop acid, its esters and 
conjugates, expressed as 
dichlorprop  Mandarins  
Oranges  0.1 
0.1 
Dichlorvos  62-73-7 Dichlorvos  Cereal grains  
Fruits  
Vegetable  2 
2 
2 
Dicloran  99-30-9 Dicloran  Berries and other small fruits  
Kumara  
Stone fruits  10 
5 
10 
Dicofol  115-32-2 Sum of:  
o,p’ -Dicofol isomer  
p,p’ -Dicofol isomer  Fruits  
Vegetables  3 
3 
Dicyclanil  112636 -83-6 Sum of:  
Dicyclanil  
2,4,6 - triamino -pyrimidine - 5- 
carbonitrile  Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.15 
0.4 
0.4 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Dieldrin and  
aldrin  60-57-1  
and  
309-00-2 Sum of:  
HHDN  
HEOD  
(MRLs cover dieldrin and aldrin 
singly or in combination)  Cereal grains  
Citrus fruits  
Fats (except milk fats)  
Milk fats  
Any other food  0.02 
0.05 
0.2 
0.15 
0.1 
Difenoconazole  119446 -68-3 Difenoconazole  Brassica vegetables  0.2 
Diflubenzuron  385-00-2 2,6-diflurobenzoic acid  Mushrooms  1 
Diflufenican  83164 -33-4 Diflufenican  Barley  
Wheat  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Dihydrostreptomycin 
and 
streptomycin  128-46-1  
and  
57-92-1 Streptomycin or 
dihydrostreptomycin  
(MRLs cover streptomycin and 
dihydrostreptomycin  
singly or in combination)  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  
Poultry fat  
Poultry kidney  
Poultry liver  
Poultry meat  
Sheep f at  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.5 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
0.2 
0.5 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
Dimethoate and 
omethoate  60-51-5  
and  
1113 -02-6 Sum of:  
Dimethoate  
Omethoate  
Expressed as:  
Dimethoate  
(MRLs cover dimethoate and 
omethoate  singly or in combination)  Fruits  
Tomatoes  
Vegetables (except tomatoes)  2 
1 
2 
Dimethomorph  110488 -70-5 Dimethomorph, sum of isomers  Grapes  0.5 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Dimetridazole  551-92-8 Sum of:  
dimetridazole  
1-methyl 2 -hydroxymethyl 5 -
nitroimidazole  Pig meat  0.1 
Diphenylamine  122-39-4 Diphenylamine  Apples  10 
Diquat  2764 -72-9 Diquat cation  Barley  
Fruits  
Onions  
Peas  
Vegetables (except beans, onions and peas)  
Wheat  5 
0.05(*)  
0.1 
0.1 
0.05(*)  
2 
Dithianon  3347 -22-6 Dithianon  Grapes  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  2 
2 
2 
Dithiocarbamates 
(except propineb)   Total dithiocarbamates, determined 
as CS 2, evolved during acid 
digestion and expressed as mg 
CS 2/kg 
(MRLs apply to total residues from 
the use of any or each of the groups 
of dithiocarbamates  alone or in 
combination, excluding propineb)  Fruits  
Vegetables  7 
7 
Dodine  2439 -10-3 Dodine  Nectarines  
Peaches  
Pome fruits  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
2 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Doramectin  117704 -25-3 Doramectin  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Milk 
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver 
Pig meat  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.15 
0.03 
0.1 
0.01 
0.015  
0.15 
0.03 
0.1 
0.01 
0.15 
0.03 
0.1 
0.02 
Emamectin 
benzoate  155569 -91-8 Sum of:  
emamectin B1a  
emamectin B1b  
(Z)-8,9 emamectin B1a  
(Z)-8,9 emamectin B1b  
Expressed as:  
emamectin  Avocados  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  0.005  
0.002(*)  
0.002(*)  
0.001(*)  
Endothal  145-73-3 Endothal  Potatoes  0.05(*)  
Epoxiconazole  135319 -73-2 Epoxiconazole  Barley  
Wheat  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Eprinomectin  123997 -26-2 Eprinomectin B1a  Cattle fat  
Cattle  kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  0.25 
0.3 
1.5 
0.05 
0.02 
Ethyl formate  109-94-4 Ethyl formate  Breakfast cereals  
Dried fruits  250 
250 
Etoxazole  153233 -91-1 Etoxazole  Avocados  
Pome fruit  0.1 
0.1 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Febantel  58306 -30-2 Sum of:  
Fenbenzole  
Oxfendazole  
Fenbendazole sulphone  
Expressed as:  
Fenbendazole sulphone  Eggs  
Liver  
Meat  0.5 
0.5 
0.01 
Fenamidone  161326 -34-7 Sum of : 
Fenamidone and its desmethylthio 
metabolites  Onions  
Potatoes  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Fenamiphos  22224 -92-6 Sum of:   
fenamiphos  and its sulphoxide and 
sulphone  
Expressed as:  
fenamiphos  Kiwifruit  
Root vegetables  
Tuber vegetables  0.05(*)  
0.2 
0.2 
Fenarimol  60168 -88-9 Fenarimol  Grapes  
Pome fruits  0.1 
0.1 
Fenbendazole  43210 -67-9 Sum of:  
Fenbenzole  
Oxfendazole  
Fenbendazole sulphone  
Expressed as:  
Fenbendazole sulphone  Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian muscle  0.05 
0.05 
0.5 
0.05 
Fenbuconazole  114369 -43-6 Fenbuconazole  Pome fruits  0.02 
Fenhexamid  126833 -17-8 Fenhexamid  Grapes  
Lemons  
Oranges  
Strawberries  1 
3 
3 
3 
Fenitrothion  122-14-5 Fenitrothion  Cereal grains  0.5 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Fenoxaprop -P-ethyl 71283 -80-2 Sum of:  
Fenoxaprop -P-ethyl (all isomers), 2 -
(4-(6-chloro -2-benzoxazolyloxy) -
phenoxy) -propionic acid and 6 -
chloro -2,3-dihydro -benzoxazol -2-
one 
Expressed as:  
Fenoxaprop -P-ethyl Barley  
Cattle fat  
Cattle meat  
Edible offal of cattle  
Edible offal of goat  
Edible offal of sheep  
Goat fat  
Goat meat  
Sheep fat  
Sheep meat  
Wheat  0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.05 
0.05 
0.05 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Fenpropidin  67306 -00-7 Fenpropidin  Barley  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian muscle  
Milk 
Wheat  0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02 
0.03 
0.01(*)  
0.005(*)  
0.02(*)  
Fenpropimorph  67564 -91-4 Fenpropimorph  Barley  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Milk 
Wheat  0.5 
0.1 
1 
0.01 
0.05(*)  
Fenvalerate  51630 -58-1 Fenvalerate, sum of isomers  Brassica vegetables  
Kiwifruit  
Legume vegetables  
Pome fruits  
Tomatoes  5 
3 
1 
1 
0.2 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Fipronil  120068 -37-3 Sum of:  
Fipronil  
fipronil -desulfinyl  
fipronil sulfone  
fipronil thioether.   
Expressed as:  
fipronil  Brassica vegetables  
Citrus fruits  
Mushrooms  
Onions  0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Flocoumafen  90035 -08-8 Flocoumafen  Any foods  0.001(*)  
Florfenicol  73231 -34-2 Sum of the free and tissue bound 
forms of:  
florfenicol alcohol  
monochloro -florfenicol  
florfenicol oxamic acid  
florfenicol amine,  
Expressed as:  
total florfenicol amine  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Deer fat  
Deer kidney  
Deer liver  
Deer meat  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  
Poultry fat  
Poultry kidney  
Poultry liver  
Poultry meat  0.3 
0.3 
3 
0.1 
0.3 
0.3 
3 
0.1 
0.3 
0.3 
3 
0.1 
0.3 
0.3 
3 
0.1 
Fluazinam  79622 -59-6 Fluazinam  Brassica vegetables  
Grapes  
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.02(*)  
1 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Flubendazole  31430 -15-6 Sum of:  
Flubendazole  
(2-amino -1 H-benzimidazole -5-yl)-
(4-fluorophenyl methanone)  Edible offal of poultry  
Eggs  0.5 
0.4 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Fludioxinil  131341 -86-1 Fludioxinil  Blueberries  
Bulb onions  
Grapes       
Strawberries  0.5 
0.01 (*)  
1 
1 
Flufenacet  142459 -58-3 Sum of:  
Flufenacet, flufenacet sulfonic acid, 
flufenacet thioglycolate sulfoxide 
and flufenacet oxalate  
Expressed as:  
Flufenacet  Barley  
Wheat  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Flumethrin  69770 -45-2 Flumethrin, sum of trans Z isomers  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Honey  
Other bee products  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.15 
0.01 
0.02 
0.01 
0.03 
0.05 
1 
0.15 
0.01 
0.02 
0.01 
Fluopicolide  239110 -15-7 Fluopicolide  Potatoes  0.05 
Fluopyram  658066 -35-4  
 Plant commodities: Fluopyram  
Animal commodities: Sum of 
fluopyram and 2 -(trifluoromethyl) 
benzamide, expressed as 
fluopyram  Bulb onions  
Mammalian meat  
Mammalian offal  
Milk 0.01(*)  
0.1 
0.7 
0.07 
Fluthiacet -methyl  117337 -19-6 Fluthiacet -methyl  Maize  0.01(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Fluxapyroxad  907204 -31-3 Fluxapyroxad  Apples  
Barley grain  
Mammalian fat  
Edible offal  
Mammalian meat  
Milk 
Wheat grain  0.02 
0.3 
0.05 
0.03 
0.01(*)  
0.005  
0.1 
Fluoxastrobin  361377 -29-9 Sum of:  
Fluoxastrobin  
Fluoxastrobin isomers  
Expressed as:  
Fluoxastrobin  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  
Fluquinconazole  136426 -54-5 Fluquinconazole  Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Wheat  0.5 
0.1 
0.2 
0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
Fluroxypyr  69377 -81-7 Fluroxypyr  Apples  
Onions  0.02(*)  
0.05 
Flusilazole  85509 -19-9 Flusilazole  Citrus fruits  0.1 
Flusulfamide  106917 -52-6 Flusulfamide  Brassica vegetables  
Potatoes  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Folpet  133-07-3 Folpet  Apples  
Berries and other small fruits (except grapes and 
currants (black, red, white))  
Citrus fruits  
Currants (black, red, white)  
Grapes  10 
 
15 
10 
30 
25 
Foramsulfuron  173159 -57-4 Foramsulfuron  Maize  0.01(*)  
Forchlorfenuron  68157 -60-8 Forchlorfenuron  Apples  0.01(*)  
Formetanate 
hydrochloride  23422 -53-9 Formetanate free base  Onions  0.2 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Fuberidazole  3878 -19-1 Fubaridazole  Barley  
Oats  
Wheat  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Glufosinate -
ammonium  51276 -47-2 Sum of:  
glufosinate -ammonium  
3-
[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]propio
nic acid   
Expressed as:  
glufosinate (free acid)  Canefruit  
Citrus fruits  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Glyphosate  1071 -83-6 Glyphosate  Fruits  0.01(*)  
Halofuginone  55837 -20-2 Halofuginone  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  0.02 
0.03 
0.03 
0.01 
Halosulfuron -methyl  100784 -20-1 Halosulfuron -methyl  Maize  0.01(*)  
Haloxyfop  72619 -32-0 Sum of: 
Haloxyfop esters  
Haloxyfop and its conjugates  
Expressed as:  
Haloxyfop  Citrus fruits  
Pome fruits  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Hexythiazox  78587 -05-0 Hexythiazox  Mandarins  
Peaches  0.2 
0.5 
Imazalil  35554 -44-0 Imazalil  Citrus fruits  5 
Imazapyr  81334 -34-1 Imazapyr  Maize  0.05(*)  
Imidacloprid  138261 -41-3 Sum of:  
Imidacloprid and its metabolites 
containing the 6 -chloropyridinyl 
moiety  
Expressed as : 
Imidacloprid  Brassica vegetables  
Citrus fruits  
Grapes  
Lettuce  
Onions  
Potatoes  
Sweetcorn  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.2 
1 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Indoxacarb  173584 -44-6 Indoxacarb, sum of isomers  Brassica vegetables  
Grapes  
Head lettuce  
Pome fruits  0.5 
0.5 
1 
0.5 
Iodosulfuron -methyl -
sodium  144550 -36-7 Iodosulfuron -methyl  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  
Iprodione  36734 -19-7 Iprodione  Berries and other small fruits  
Kiwifruit  
Leafy vegetables  
Stone fruits  
Tangelos  
Tomatoes  10 
5 
5 
10 
2 
5 
Iprovalicarb  140923 -17-7 Iprovalicarb  Onions  
Potatoes  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Isoproturon  34123 -59-6 Isoproturon  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  
Isopyrazam  881685 -58-1 Isopyrazam, sum of isomers  Barley  
Pome fruits  
Pumpkins  
Wheat  
Winter squash  0.5 
0.1 
0.05 
0.2 
0.05 
Ivermectin  70288 -86-7 Ivermectin B1a  Cattle fat  
Cattle liver  
Meat  
Milk 
Other fat (except milk fats)  
Other liver (except cattle liver)  0.04 
0.1 
0.01 
0.01 
0.02 
0.015  
Kasugamycin  19408 -46-9 Kasugamycin  Kiwifruit  0.01(*)  
Kresoxim -methyl  143390 -89-0 Kresoxim -methyl  Apples  
Barley  
Wheat  0.01(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 20 15  
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Lambda -cyhalothrin  91465 -08-6 Lambda -cyhalothrin  Citrus fruits  
Grapes  
Kumara  
Maize  
Onions  
Potatoes  
Pumpkins  
Sweetcorn  
Winter squash  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Lasalocid or it free 
sodium salt  25999 -31-9 Lasalocid reported as free acid 
equivalents  Edible offal of poultry  
Poultry fat  
Poultry meat  5 
0.2 
0.2 
Levamisole  14769 -73-4 Levamisole as a free base  Edible offal (except liver)  
Fat 
Liver  
Meat  0.01 
0.01 
0.1 
0.01 
Lignocaine 
(lidocaine)  137-58-6 Sum of:  
Lignocaine  
2,6-dimethylaniline  
Expressed as:  
2,6-dimethylaniline  Deer velvet  0.1 
Lincomycin  154-21-2 Lincomycin  Cattle milk  0.15 
Lindane  58-89-9 Lindane  Fats (except milk fats)  2 
Lufenuron  103055 -07-8 Lufenuron  Apples  
Pears  
Potatoes  0.02(*)  
0.05 
0.01(*)  
Maduramicin  61991 -54-6 Maduramicin  Poultry liver  0.5 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Maldison  121-75-5 Maldison  Cattle fat  
Cereal grains  
Eggs  
Fruits  
Horse fat  
Pig fat  
Vegetables  
Any other food  1 
8 
1 
8 
1 
1 
8 
0.5 
Maleic hydrazide  123-33-1 Sum of:  
Free maleic hydrazide  
Conjugated maleic hydrazide 
Expressed as:  
maleic hydrazide  Bulb vegetables  
Potatoes  15 
50 
Mandipropamid  374726 -62-2 Mandipropamid  Bulb onions  
Green onions  
Potatoes  0.01(*)  
0.2 
0.01(*)  
Marbofloxacin  115550 -35-1 Marbofloxacin  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  0.05 
0.15 
0.15 
0.15 
0.075  
0.05 
0.15 
0.15 
0.15 
MCPA  94-74-6 MCPA  Cereal grains  0.02(*)  
MCPB  94-81-5 MCPB  Cereal grains  0.02(*)  
Mecoprop  7085 -19-0 Mecoprop (sum of isomers).   
Expressed as :  
Mecoprop -P Cereal grains  0.05(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Meloxicam  71125 -38-7 Meloxicam  Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Milk 
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  0.035  
0.05 
0.025  
0.015  
0.2 
0.1 
0.01 
Mepiquat chloride  24307 -26-4 Mepiquat  Cereal grains  2 
Mesosulfuron -methyl  208465 -21-8 Mesosulfuron -methyl  Wheat  0.01(*)  
Mesotrione  104206 -82-8 Mesotrione  Maize  0.01(*)  
Metalaxyl and  
metalaxyl -M 57837 -19-1 
and  
70630 -17-0 Metalaxyl (sum of isomers).   
Expressed as:  
Metalaxyl  Asparagus  
Avocados  
Berries and other small fruits  
Brassica vegetables  
Fruiting vegetables (except tomatoes)  
Onions  
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.2 
0.05(*)  
2 
0.05(*)  
0.2 
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Methabenzthiazuron  18691 -97-9 Methabenzthiazuron  Asparagus  
Bulb vegetables  
Peas  
Potatoes  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Methamidophos  10265 -92-6 Methamidophos  Brassica vegetables  
Citrus fruits  
Fruiting vegetables (except tomatoes)  
Leafy vegetables  
Potatoes  1 
0.5 
0.2 
0.5 
0.05(*)  
Methiocarb  2032 -65-7 Methiocarb  Cereal grains  0.05(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) F ood Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Methomyl  16752 -77-5 Sum of:  
Methomyl  
Thiodicarb  
Expressed as:  
Methomyl  Beans  
Berries and other small fruits  
Brassica vegetables  
Cereal grains  
Fruiting vegetables (cucurbits)  
Fruiting vegetables (except cucurbits)  
Lettuce  
Pome fruits  0.2 
0.5 
0.2 
0.2 
0.2 
0.5 
0.2 
1 
Methoxyfenozide  161050 -58-4 Methoxyfenozide  Avocados  
Blueberries  
Kiwifruit  
Nectarines  
Peaches  
Pome fruit  0.1 
0.8 
0.5 
0.2 
0.2 
0.5 
Methyl Bromide  74-83-9 Considered as inorganic bromide 
and calculated as total bromide  Nuts 
Spices  
Any other food  200 
400 
50 
1-
Methylcyclopropene  3100 -04-7 Ethylene receptor bound 1 -
methylcyclopropene  Fruit 
Vegetables  0.01 
0.01 
Metolachlor  51218 -45-2 Metolachlor  Asparagus  
Pumpkins  
Sweetcorn  
Summer Squash  
Winter Squash  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Metrafenone  220899 -03-6 Metrafenone  Pumpkins  
Winter Squash  0.01*  
0.01*  
Milbemectin  51596 -10-2  
and  
51596 -11-3  Sum of:  
milbemycin  A3 
milbemycin A4  
(Z)-8,9 milbemycin A3  
(Z)-8,9 milbemycin A4  
Expressed as:  
Milbemectin  Avocados  
Citrus fruits  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  
Strawberries  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Monensin  17090 -79-8 Monensin free acid  Mammalian fats  0.05 
Monepantel  887148 -69-8 Monepantel -sulphone  Goat fat  
Goat kidney  
Goat liver  
Goat meat  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  7 
2 
5 
0.7 
7 
2 
5 
0.7 
Moxidectin  113507 -06-5 Moxidectin  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Deer fat  
Deer kidney  
Deer liver  
Deer meat  
Milk fats  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.5 
0.05 
0.1 
0.02 
0.5 
0.05 
0.1 
0.02 
1 
0.5 
0.05 
0.1 
0.05 
Myclobutanil  88671 -89-0 Myclobutanil  Cucurbits (inedible peel)  
Grapes  
Pome fruits  0.02 
0.2 
0.1 
1-Naphthylacetic 
acid 86-87-3 1-Naphthylacetic acid  Mandarins (Satsuma and Encore)  0.01(*)  
Narasin  55134 -13-9 Narasin  Edible offal of poultry  0.5 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Neomycin  1404 -04-2 Neomycin  Cattle milk  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Poultry eggs  
Poultry fat  
Poultry liver  
Poultry meat  1.5 
0.5 
5 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
Nicarbazin  330-95-0 1,3-N,N'-bis (4 nitrophenyl) urea as 
nicarbazin  Poultry edible offal  
Poultry muscle  
Poultry skin/fat  15 
4 
4 
Nicosulfuron  111991 -09-4 Nicosulfuron  Maize  0.01(*)  
Nitroxynil  1689 -89-0 Nitroxynil  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  0.2 
0.4 
0.02 
0.4 
Novaluron  116714 -46-6 Novaluron  Pome fruits  0.05(*)  
Oxadiazon  19666 -30-9 Oxadiazon  Canefruit  
Grapes  
Onions  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Oxfendazole  53716 -50-0 Sum of:  
Fenbenzole  
Oxfendazole  
Fenbendazole sulphone  
Expressed as:  
Fenbendazole sulphone  Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian muscle  0.05 
0.05 
0.5 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Oxyfluorfen  42874 -03-3 Oxyfluorfen  Brassica  vegetables  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Onions  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Paclobutrazol  76738 -62-0 Paclobutrazol  Avocados  
Stonefruits  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Paraquat  4685 -14-7 Paraquat cation  Fruits  
Vegetables  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Pendimethalin  40487 -42-1 Pendimethalin  Carrots  
Fruits  
Lettuce  
Onions  
Peas  
Sweetcorn  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Permethrin  52645 -53-1 Permethrin, sum of isomers  Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)  
Brassica vegetables  
Grapes  
Fruiting vegetables  
Kiwifruit  
Kumara  
Legume vegetables  
Pome fruits  1 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
2 
1 
0.5 
1 
Phosmet  732-11-6 Phosmet  Cherries  
Cranberries  10 
10 
Phosphine  7803 -51-2 Hydrogen phosphide (phosphine)  Any food (except cereal grains and pome fruits)  
Cereal  grains  
Pome fruits  0.01 
0.1(*)  
0.05 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Picoxystrobin  117428 -22-5 Picoxystrobin  Barley  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian meat  
Mammalian offal  
Wheat  0.2 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Pindone  83-26-1 Pindone  Any food  0.001(*)  
Pinoxaden  243973 -20-8 Sum of:  
Pinoxaden  and its M2 metabolite: 
(8-(2,6-diethyl -4-methyl -phenyl) -
tetrahydro -9H-pyrazolo[1,2 -
d][1,4,5]oxadiazepine -7,9-dione  
Expressed as:  
Pinoxaden  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  
Piperonyl butoxide  51-03-6 Piperonyl butoxide  Fruits  
Vegetables  8 
8 
Pirimicarb  23103 -98-2 Sum of:  
Pirimicarb  
demethyl -pirimicarb 
demethylformamido -pirimicarb 
Expressed as:   
pirimicarb  Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)  
Brassica vegetables  
Cereal grains  
Citrus fruits  
Fruiting vegetables  
Leafy vegetables  
Legume vegetables  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  1 
0.5 
0.5 
1 
1 
1 
0.5 
0.5 
1 
Pirimiphos -methyl  29232 -93-7 Pirimiphos -methyl  Beans  
Berries and other small fruits  
Brassica vegetables  
Cereal grains  
Citrus fruits  
Fruiting vegetables  
Kiwifruit  
Leafy vegetables  
Persimmons  
Pome fruits  except persimmons  0.2 
1 
2 
5 
1 
1 
2 
10 
0.5 
1 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Pirlimycin  78822 -40-9 Sum of:   
Pirlimycin  
Pirlimycin sulphoxide  
Pirlimycin sulphone  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  0.05 
0.1 
0.5 
0.05 
0.1 
Prochloraz  67747 -09-5 Sum of :  
Prochloraz  
Any metabolites containing the 
2,4,6 -trichlorophenol moiety 
Expressed as:  
Prochloraz  Avocados  
Bananas  
Cereal grains  
Mushrooms  
Papaya  5 
5 
0.3 
3 
2 
Procymidone  32809 -16-8 Procymidone  Beans  
Cucurbits  
Grapes  
Leafy vegetables  
Stone fruits  
Strawberries  
Tomatoes  2 
1 
5 
1 
3 
0.5 
1 
Prohexadione 
calcium  127277 -53-6 Prohexadione calcium  Pome fruits  0.02(*)  
Propachlor  1918 -16-7 Propachlor  Vegetables  0.05(*)  
Propamocarb  24579 -73-5 Propamocarb  Potatoes  0.1 
Propargite  2312 -35-8 Propargite  Berries and other small fruits  
Citrus fruits  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  3 
3 
3 
3 
Propazine  139-40-2 Propazine  Carrots  
Parsnips  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Propham  122-42-9 Propham  Potatoes  50 New Zealand (Maximum Residue Lim its of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Propiconazole  60207 -90-1 Propiconazole  Apples  
Avocados  
Barley  
Mushrooms  
Oats  
Olives  
Wheat  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02(*)  
Propineb  12071 -83-9 Total dithiocarbamates, determined 
as CS 2, evolved during acid 
digestion and expressed as mg 
CS 2/kg Onions  0.5 
Propyzamide  23950 -58-5 Propyzamide  Leafy vegetables  1 
Proquinazid  189278 -12-4 Proquinazid  Grapes  
Apples  
Cucurbits(inedible peel)  
Cucurbits(edible peel)  0.02  
0.1  
0.01  
0.1 
Prothioconazole  178928 -70-6 Sum of:  
Prothioconazole  
Prothioconazole -desthio  
Expressed as:  
prothioconazole  Cereal grains  0.02(*)  
Prothiofos  34643 -46-4 Prothiofos  Grapes  
Pome fruits  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Pymetrozine  123312 -89-0 Pymetrozine  Lettuce  
Potatoes  
Stone fruits  
Tamarillos  
Tomatoes  3 
0.02(*)  
0.05 
0.02(*)  
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Pyraclostrobin  175013 -18-0 Pyraclostrobin  Apples  
Barley  
Beans  
Cherries  
Citrus  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Milk 
Pears  
Stone fruits  
(except cherries)  
Wheat  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.4 
1 
0.7 
3 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
 
0.02(*)  
Pyrethrins  8003 -34-7 Total pyrethrins , calculated as the 
sum of pyrethrins I and II, cinerins I 
and II and jasmolins I and II, 
determined after calibration with the 
World Standard pyrethrum extract.  Fruits  
Vegetables  1 
1 
Pyrimethanil  53112 -28-0 Pyrimethanil  Grapes  5 
Pyriproxyfen  95737 -68-1 Pyriproxyfen  Cucumbers  
Tomatoes  0.1 
1 
Quinoxifen  124495 -18-7 Quinoxyfen  Cucurbits (inedible peel)  
Grapes  0.01(*)  
0.3 
Quizalofop -P-ethyl 100646 -51-3 Sum of :  
quizalofop -ethyl  
quizalofop acid and other esters   
Expressed as:  
quizalofop -ethyl Beans  
Cucurbits  
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Ractopamine  97825 -25-7 Ractopamine  Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig muscle  0.01 
0.09 
0.04 
0.01 
Robenidine  25875 -51-8 Robenidine  Poultry meat  2 
Saflufenacil  372137 -35-4  Saflufenacil  Edible Mammalian Offal  
Maize  
Mammalian Fat  
Mammalian Meat  
Milk 
Pome fruits  0.6 
0.01(*)  
0.01 
0.01 
0.01 
0.01(*)  
Salinomycin  53003 -10-4 Salinomycin  Poultry liver  0.5 
Semduramicin  113378 -31-7 Semduramicin  Poultry liver  0.5 
Sodium mono -
fluroacetate  62-74-8 Monofluoroacetic acid anion  Any food  0.001(*)  
Spectinomycin  1695 -77-8 Spectinomycin  Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  2 
5 
2 
0.5 New Zealand (Max imum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Spinetoram  187166 -40-1 
+ 
187166 -15-0 Sum of:  
XDE-175-J 
XDE-175-L 
Expressed as:  
Spinetoram  Apples  
Bulb onions  
Citrus  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian meat  
Pears  
Stone fruits  
Vegetable brassicas  
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.05 
0.01(*)  
0.05 
0.2 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.05 
0.2 
0.15 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Spinosad  168316 -95-8 
(131929 -60-7 
+ 131929 -63-
0) Sum of: 
spinosyn A  
spinosyn D  
Expressed  as: 
Spinosad  Citrus fruits  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Potatoes  
Sheep fat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  
Stone fruits  
Tomatoes  0.05 
0.1 
0.2 
0.01(*)  
2 
0.5 
0.5 
0.05 
1 
0.05 
Spiromesifen  283594 -90-1 Spiromesifen  Cucumber  
Peppers  (sweet)  
Tomatoes  0.2 
1 
0.5 
Spirotetramat  203313 -25-1 Sum of:  Spirotetramat and its enol 
metabolite Expressed as: 
Spirotetramat  Blueberries  
Citrus  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  
Potatoes  
Tomatoes  0.7 
1 
0.02(*)  
0.1 
0.02(*)  
0.5 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Spiroxamine  118134 -30-8 Spiroxamine  Barley  
Grapes  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian kidney  
Mammalian liver  
Mammalian muscle  
Wheat  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.05 
0.05 
0.01(*)  
0.05(*)  
Streptomycin  57-92-1 Streptomycin  Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  0.01(*)  
0.1(*)  
0.1(*)  
Sulfoxaflor  946578 -00-3 Sulfoxaflor  Barley grain  
Cauliflower  
Cucurbits (except pumpkins and winter squash)  
Edible mammalian offal  
Head lettuce  
Fruiting vegetables (except sweetcorn and mushrooms)  
Leafy vegetables (except head lettuce)  
Mammalian fat  
Milk 
Mammalian muscle  
Root and Tuber vegetables  
Vegetable brassicas (except cauliflower)  
Wheat grain  0.01(*)  
0.1 
0.5 
0.05 
1.0 
1.0 
5.0 
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.05 
3.0 
0.01(*)  
 
Sulphur dioxide and 
sodium and 
potassium sulphites  7446 -09-5 Sum of :  
Sulphites including bisulphites and 
metabisulphites calculated as 
sulphur dioxide  Blueberries  
Grapes  
Longans  10 
10 
10 
Tau-fluvalinate  102851 -06-9 Tau-fluvalinate  Cereal grain  
Edible mammalian offal  
Mammalian fat  
Mammalian meat  
Milk 0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.02 
0.01(*)  
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Tebuconazole  107534 -96-3 Tebuconazole  Bulb vegetables  
Cereal grains  
Peas  
Stone fruits  0.2 
0.05(*)  
0.2 
1 
Tebufenozide  112410 -23-8 Tebufenozide  Avocados  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits (except cherries)  0.2 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
0.5 
Temephos  3383 -96-8 Sum of:  
Temephos  
Temephos sulphoxide  
Expressed as:  
Temephos  Cattle fat  2 
Tepraloxydim  149979 -4-9 Sum of:  
Tepraloxydim and metabolites 
converted to 3 -(tetrahydro -pyran -4-
yl)-glutaric acid and 3 -hydroxy -3-
(tetrahydro -pyran -4-yl)-glutaric acid,  
Expressed as:  
Tepraloxydim  Onions  0.1* 
Terbufos  13071 -79-9 Sum of:  
terbufos its oxygen analogue and 
their sulfoxides and sulfones.  
Expressed as:  
Terbufos  Cereal grains  0.01(*)  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Tetracyclines  60-54-8 MRLs cover Oxytetracycline , 
Tetracycline, Chlortetracycline, or 
Doxycycline singly or in 
combination  Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle meat  
Cattle milk  
Fish meat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  
Poultry eggs  
Poultry kidney  
Poultry liver  
Poultry meat  
Sheep kidney  
Sheep liver  
Sheep meat  0.6 
0.3 
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
0.6 
0.3 
0.1 
0.2 
0.6 
0.3 
0.1 
0.6 
0.3 
0.1 
Thiabendazole  148-79-8 Thiabendazole  Bananas  
Citrus fruits  
Meat  
Potatoes  3 
3 
0.1 
10 
Thiacloprid  111988 -49-9 Thiacloprid  Avocados  
Kiwifruit  
Onions  
Pome fruits  
Potatoes  
Stone fruits (except cherries)  0.05 
0.02(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.3 
0.02 (*)  
0.02(*)  
Thiamethoxam  153719 -23-4 Thiamethoxam  Kiwifruit  
Leafy vegetables  
Maize  
Pome fruits  
Potatoes  
Sweetcorn  1 
5 
0.02(*)  
0.1 
0.02(*)  
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Thiodicarb  59669 -26-0 Sum of:  
Thiodicarb  
Methomyl  
Methomyl oxime  
Expressed as:  
Thiodicarb  Brassica vegetables  
Leafy vegetables  
Legume vegetables  
Stem vegetables  1 
1 
1 
1 
Tilmicosin  108050 -54-0 Tilmicosin  Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  0.1 
1 
1.5 
0.1 
Toltrazuril  69004 -03-1 Sum of:  
Toltrazuril  
Toltrazuril sulphoxide  
Toltrazuril sulphone  
Expressed as  
Toltrazuril  Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Cattle muscle  
Edible offal of poultry  
Pig fat  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  
Pig meat  
Poultry meat  0.15 
0.25 
0.5 
0.1 
1 
0.5 
2 
2 
0.5 
0.5 
Tolylfluanid  731-27-1 Tolylfluanid  Grapes  
Pome fruits  0.02(*)  
1 
Tralkoxydim  87820 -88-0 Tralkoxydim  Barley  
Wheat  0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Triadimefon  43121 -43-3 Sum of:  
triadimefon  
triadimenol  
Expressed as:  
triadimefon  Garden peas (shelled succulent seeds)  
Garden peas (young pods succulent seeds)  0.2 
0.2 
Triadimenol  55219 -65-3 Triadimenol  Bulb vegetables  
Cereal grains  
Peas  0.2 
1 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Triallate  2303 -17-5 Triallate  Barley  
Peas  
Wheat  0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.05(*)  
Tribenuron -methyl  101200 -48-0 Tribenuron -methyl  Cereal grains (except maize)  
Edible offal (mammalian)  
Maize  
Meat (mammalian)  
Milks  0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.05(*)  
0.01(*)  
0.01(*)  
Trichlorfon  52-68-6 Sum of:  
Trichlorfon  
Dichlorvos  
Expressed as:  
Dichlorvos  Milk 
Sugarbeet  0.05 
0.05 
Triclabendazole  68786 -66-3 Sum of:  
Triclabendazole  
Triclabendazole sulphoxide  
Triclabendazole sulphone  
Expressed as:  
Triclabendazole  Cattle fat  
Cattle meat  
Edible offal of cattle  
Edible offal of sheep  
Sheep fat  
Sheep meat  0.1 
0.2 
0.3 
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
Trifloxystrobin  141517 -21-7 Sum of:  
trifloxystrobin  and its free acid 
metabolite.  
Expressed as:  
trifloxystrobin equivalents  Cereal grains  
Citrus fruits (except Clementine and Satsuma 
mandarins)  
Cucurbits (inedible peel)  
Grapes  
Kiwifruit  
Mandarins (Clementine and Satsuma)  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits (except ch erries)  0.05(*)  
0.3 
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
0.02(*)  
Triflumuron  64628 -44-0 Triflumuron  Edible offal of sheep  
Sheep meat  0.05 
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  Column 4  Column 5  
Compound 
Common Name  CAS#  Residue to which the maximum 
residue limit applies  Food  Maximum 
Permitted 
Residue Level  
(mg/kg)  
Triforine  26644 -46-2 Triforine  Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)  
Brassica vegetables  
Celery  
Cereal grains  
Grapes  
Fruiting vegetables (except tomatoes)  
Pome fruits  
Stone fruits  
Tomatoes  10 
0.5 
10 
0.5 
3 
0.5 
0.5 
3 
2 
Trinexpac -ethyl 104273 -73-6 4-(cyclopropyl -α-hydroxy -
methylene) -3,5-dioxo -
cyclohexanecarboxylic acid  Cereal grains  0.05(*)  
Tulathromycin  
 217500 -96-4  
 (2R,3S,4R,5R,8R,10R,11R,12S, 
13S,14R) -2-ethyl -3,4,10,13 -
tetrahydroxy -3,5,8,10,12,14 -
hexamethyl -11-[[3,4,6trideoxy -
3(dimethylamino) -β-Dxylo -
hexopyranosyl]oxy] -1-oxa- 6-
azacyclopentadecan -15-one 
expressed as tulathromycin 
equiva lents  Cattle meat  
Cattle fat  
Cattle kidney  
Cattle liver  
Pig meat  
Pig fat/skin  
Pig kidney  
Pig liver  0.1  
0.1  
3 
3  
0.5  
0.3  
3 
2  
Uniconazole -P 83657 -17-4 Uniconazole -P - sum of isomers, 
expressed as Uniconazole -P Avocados  0.5 
Warfarin  81-81-2 Warfarin  Any food  0.001(*)  
Xylazine  7361 -61-7 Sum of:  
Xylazine  
2,6-dimethylaniline  
Expressed as:  
2,6-dimethylaniline  Deer velvet  0.5 
 
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Schedule 2  
 Exemptions from Maximum Residue Limits for Plant Compounds  
 
Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  
Substance  CAS#  Condition  
9,10-Anthraquinone  84-65-1 Used as a bird repellent for grapes  
Ammonium thiosulphate  7783 -18-8 Applied during flowering for fruit reduction in pomefruit and stonefruit  
Bacillus thuringiensis  68038 -71-1 Used as an insecticide  
Banda de Lupinus albus doce  n/a Used as fungicide  
Benzalkonium chloride  8001 -54-5 When applied prior  to the end of flowering on kiwifruit  and olives, from flowering on avocados  
and prior to the end of December on pome fruits  
Boric acid  10043 -35-3 When applied as a fungicide for pruning wound treatment of fruit and control of canker in apple 
orchards  
Bromochlorodimethylhydantoin  16079 -88-2 When applied as a biocide to fruits and vegetables  
Calcium polysulphide (lime 
sulphur)  1344 -81-6 Used as a fungicide or insecticide on food producing plant species  
Canola Oil  120962 -03-0 Used as an insecticide  
Chitosan  9012 -76-4 No condition of use applies  
Chlorine dioxide  10049 -04-4 When applied as a n agricultural chemical to fruit and vegetables at a concentration not 
exceeding 10ppm.  
Copper and its salts  7440 -50-8 Used in plant compounds  
Didecyl Dimethyl  Ammonium 
Chloride  7173 -51-5 When applied as a fungicide on fruits and vegetables.  
1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene  571-58-4 When used for maintenance of sprout inhibition in stored potatoes  
Ethyl formate  109-94-4 Used as a post -harvest fumigant on cereal grains,  fruit, oilseeds and vegetables  
Ethylene  74-85-1 When used for ripening and de -greening of fruits.  
Extract of Azadirachta indica 
(Neem)(containing 
azadirachtin)  None  
(Azadirachtin:  
11141 -17-6) Where the primary mode of action derives from the presence of azadirachtin, and;  
When used as an insecticide for food producing plant species.  
Fatty acids of 8 carbons or 
more in their chains, and their  
salts n/a When used as an agricultural chemical  
Fish oil (food grade)  n/a Used on food producing plant species  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  
Substance  CAS#  Condition  
Formic acid  64-18-6 Used as pesticide in bee colonies  
Gibberellic acid (gibberillins 
GA3, GA4 and GA7 and  
potassium gibberellate)  77-06-5 Used as a plant regulator applied at <200gai/ha/year  
Harpin αβ protein  n/a The source(s) of the harpin αβ protein must be non -pathogenic or non -toxic to humans. The 
extracted harpin αβ protein must be purified and be free of any bacterial cells.  
Hydrogen peroxide  7722 -84-1 When used as a spray -on fungicide  and bactericide treatment for fruit  
Iron-EDTA complex  15275 -07-7 When used in pellet form as a molluscicide  
Iron phosphate  10045 -86-0 When used in pellet form as a molluscicide  
Methyl anthranilate  134-20-3 Used as a bird repellent  
Microbial Pesticide Organisms  
(consisting of either; whole 
organism, organism 
organelles, organism spores or 
occlusion bodies and 
genetically modified serotypes 
and strains)  n/a Except where otherwise stated in this standard  
Where an organism is registered under the Agricultu ral Compounds and Veterinary Medicines 
Act 1997 and intended for use as a plant compound, and;  
Where organism leaves no quantifiable residue of toxins or metabolites exceeding that of 
expected background levels, and;  
Where organism has been determined to b e non -pathogenic or non -toxic to humans.  
N6-Benzyladenine  1214 -39-7 Used as a plant growth regulator in pome fruits and cherries  
Oxalic acid  144-62-7 Used as a pesticide in bee colonies  
Pegbovigrastim  1363409 -60-2 Used in ruminants  
Peroxyacetic acid  79-21-0 When used as a spray -on fungicide and bactericide treatment for fruit  
Phosphorous acid  10294 -56-1 
or      
13598 -36-2 When directly used as an agricultural compound, and a representative of the use of fosetyl 
aluminium as an agricultural compound.  
Pine oil  8002 -09-3 When used as a herbicide  
Plant extracts (unrefined)  n/a Except where otherwise stated in this standard  
Where the extract is registered under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines  
Act 1997 and intended for use as an agricultural chemical, and;  
Where the extract is derived from plants of the following species:  
Camellia sinesis  (Tea)  
Optuntia linheimeri  (Texas prickly pear),  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Comp ounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  
Substance  CAS#  Condition  
Quercus falcate  (Southern red oak),  
Fallopia  sachalinensis  (Giant knotweed)  
Rhus aromatica  (Fragrant surmac),  
Rhizophoria mangle  (Red mangrove)  
Polysaccharides  n/a Used as an agricultural chemical  
Potassium bicarbonate  298-14-6 When used as a n agricultural chemical  
Salicylic acid  69-72-7 When used on any fruit  
Soya bean oil  8001 -22-7 Used as a fungicide  
Sulphur  7704 -34-9 Used in plant compounds  
Synthetic latex  n/a Used as an anti pod shatter  
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Schedule 3  
Exemptions from Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs  
 
Column 1  Column 2  Column 3  
Substance  CAS#  Condition  
Bismuth and its salts 7440 -69-9 Oral use as a gastrointestinal antacid agent  
Bronopol  52-51-7 Used as an antimicrobial agent for farmed salmon and salmon eggs  
Buserelin  57982 -77-1 Use as a treatment of fertility disorders of ovarian origin, anoestrus, to induce ovulation, 
increase conception rate  
Chlorhexidine and its 
digluconate salt  55-56-1 All food producing species except fish; for topical use only  
Cloprostenol and R -
Cloprostenol  40665 -92-7 Used for luteolysis of functional corpora lutea  in farmed mammals, manipulation of oestrus 
cycles in farmed mammals, treatment of retained foetal membranes, pyometra or chronic 
endometriosis, induction of abortion and parturition in farmed animals  
Copper and its salts  7440 -50-8 Used as a treatment for  and prevention of copper deficiency in animals or as a topical  
treatment of hoof and skin infections  
Dembrexine  83200 -09-3 Used in horse species  
Dinoprost and its salts  551-11-1 For luteolysis of functional corpora lutea in cattle, pigs and horses  
Doxapram hydrochloride  113-07-5 Used as a respiratory stimulant in any mammalian food producing species  
Etamiphylline camsylate  19326 -29-5 No condition of use applies  
Eugenol and its isomers  97-53-0 Used as a fish anaesthetic  
Hydrocortisone  50-23-7 Use as a topical anti -inflammatory  
Iodine (organic and inorganic)  7553 -56-2 Used for topical treatment of wounds, for footrot, ringworm or as a topical bacteriocide in food 
producing animal species  
Isoxsuprine and its esters  395-28-8 Used for relaxation of u terine muscles in food producing animal species  
Ketamine  6740 -88-1 For use in all species for sedative and anaesthetic purposes, other than in deer for develvetting  
Lecirelin  61012 -19-9 When used as a treatment of fertility disorders of ovarian origin and/or anoestrus, for the 
purpose of inducing ovulation and increasing conception rates in cattle, horses, and rabbits.  
Medroxyprogesterone acetate  71-58-9 For intravaginal use in sheep  
Pentosan polysulphate  37300 -21-3 Used as a treatment aid for non-infectious inflammatory joint disease, traumatic arthritis, 
degenerative cartilaginous joint disease, osteoarthritis  
2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 
2-propenal  28349 -72-6 When used for the management of intestinal health in broiler chickens and swine  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015   
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Salicylic acid and its salts and 
esters  69-72-7 All food of animal origin except fish  
For topical use only  
Thiopental sodium  71-73-8 No condition of use applies  
Zinc and its salts  7440 -66-6 Use in all food producing animals  New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2015  
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Issued under section 11C and 11L of the Food Act 1981 . 
Date of notification in Gazette:   
This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries . 
 
 
Explanatory Note  
This note is not part of the standards and has been included to explain their general effect.  
These s tandards set the maximum permissible limits at which residues of an agricultural 
compound may be present in specified types of foods.   For the purposes of these standards, 
food commodities have generally been described  and grouped as set out in the Guide to 
Codex Recommendations Concerning Pesticide Residues, Part 4 Codex Classific ation of 
Foods and Animal Feeds  (CAC/PR4 -1989), and its subsequent revisions.  
For the purposes of these standards, the unique identifier for each compound has been 
included in Column  2 of Schedule  1. The unique identifier is referred to as a CAS # 
(Chemical Abstracts Service number) . 
For the purposes of these standards, the limit of analytical quantification is the smallest 
concentration of the analyte in the test sample that can be determined with acceptable 
precision (repeatability) and accuracy under the stated conditions of the test.  
Other requirements  
In addition to the provisions contained within these standards, there may be additional 
requirements  for animal materials or animal products contained within the Animal Products 
(Contaminant  Specifications) Notice 200 8 and subsequent amendments, issued under 
section 167 of the Animal Products Act 1999.  
Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards System  
In July 1996 New Zealand and Australia signed an agreement entitled The Agreement 
between  the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Australia Concerning a 
Joint Food Standards System (“the Treaty”). However, maximum residue limit s of agricultural 
compounds are excluded under Article 3(3) of the Treaty due to the different pests and 
growi ng conditions between the two countries. Therefore, these standards apply only to food 
produced for sale in New Zealand , including imported food . Conversely, maximum residue 
limits contained within standard 1.4.2 of the Australian New Zealand Food Standard s Code 
apply only in Australia .  The Trans -Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement 1996 (TTMRA) 
allows for food produced in New Zealand for export to Australia, to be sold as long as the 
legislative requirements in New Zealand are met.  
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Food standards subject  to Legislation Act 2012  
Food standards are disallowable instruments, but not legislative instruments, for the 
purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and must be presented to the House of 
Representatives under section 41 of that Act.  Any person has the righ t to make a complaint 
about a food standard to the Regulations Review Committee.  
Availability of food law  
An outline of New Zealand food law, and further advisory information on this amendment,  
can be viewed on the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Food Safety Website 
www.foodsafety.govt.nz  or can be obtained from MPI, Policy Branch, PO Box 2526, 
Wellington .   
Copies of all New Zealand food law, including food st andards, can be viewed free of charge 
at MPI, 25 The Terrace, Wellington , or purchased from  Bennetts Bookstores : 
Enquiries  for purchase of Legislation, Professional and General book titles can be 
made via the below phone, fax or email address.  
Ph: (04) 890  4216  
Fax: (04) 499 3375  
Email:  gbs@bennetts.co.nz  
 
The Food Standards Code can be viewed on the Food Standards Australia New Zeal and 
website: http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz  or can be viewed free of charge  at MPI, 25 The 
Terrace , Wellington. Copies of the Code, or Amendments to the Code, can be purchased by 
subscri ption from: ANSTAT, PO Box 447, South Melbourne, VIC 3205, Australia,  
http://www.anstat.com.au/ , Email foodcode@anstat.com.au , or Phone +61 3 9278 1144.