Mepiquat chloride
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ● 2
Wheat ○ 3 2
Barley ○ 4 2
Rye ○ 3 2
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 2
Buckwheat ● 2
Other cereal grains1○ 3 2
Water melon ● 2
Melons ● 2
Makuwauri melon ● 2
Unshu orange, pulp ● 2
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 2
Lemon ● 2
Orange (including navel orange) ● 2
Grapefruit ● 2
Lime ● 2
Other citrus fruits2● 2
Apple ● 2
Japanese pear ● 2
Pear ● 2
Quince ● 2
Loquat ● 2
Peach ● 2
Nectarine ● 2
Apricot ● 2
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 2
Mume plum ● 2
Cherry ● 2
Strawberry ● 2
Raspberry ● 2
Blackberry ● 2
Blueberry ● 2
Cranberry ● 2
Huckleberry ● 2
Other berries3● 2
Grape ○ 5 2
Japanese persimmon ● 2
Banana ● 2
Kiwifruit ● 2
Papaya ● 2
Avocado ● 2
Pineapple ● 2
Guava ● 2MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Mango ● 2
Passion fruit ● 2
Date ● 2
Other fruits4● 2
Sunflower seeds ● 2
Sesame seeds ● 2
Safflower seeds ● 2
Cotton seeds 2 2
Rapeseeds ○ 4 2
Other oil seeds5● 2
Ginkgo nut ● 2
Chestnut ● 2
Pecan ● 2
Almond ● 2
Walnut ● 2
Other nuts6● 2
Other spices7● 2
Cattle, muscle ● 0.09 0.1
Pig, muscle ● 0.05 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals8, muscle ● 0.09 0.1
Cattle, fat ● 0.06 0.1
Pig, fat ● 0.05 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, fat ● 0.06 0.1
Cattle, liver ○ 0.5 0.1
Pig, liver ● 0.05 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, liver ○ 0.5 0.1
Cattle, kidney ○ 0.8 0.1
Pig, kidney ● 0.05 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, kidney ○ 0.8 0.1
Cattle, edible offal9○ 0.8 0.1
Pig, edible offal ● 0.05 0.1
Other terrestrial mammals, edible offal ○ 0.8 0.1
Milk ○ 0.06 0.05
Chicken, muscle ● 0.05 0.1
Other poultry10, muscle ● 0.05 0.1
Chicken, fat ● 0.05 0.1
Other poultry, fat ● 0.05 0.1
Chicken, liver ● 0.05 0.1
Other poultry, liver ● 0.05 0.1
Chicken, kidney ● 0.05 0.1
Other poultry, kidney ● 0.05 0.1
Chicken, edible offal ● 0.05 0.1
Other poultry, edible offal ● 0.05 0.1
Chicken eggs 0.05 0.05
Other poultry, eggs 0.05 0.05MRL
(draft)
ppm* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
9. “Edible offal” refers to all edible parts, except muscle, fat, liver, and kidney.　●：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 Mepiquat chloride only.
1. ”Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
     corn (maize), and buckwheat.
2. “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.
3. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
     cranberry, and huckleberry.
4. “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.
5. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.
6. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
7. “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.
8. “Other terrestrial mammals” refers to all terrestrial mammals, except cattle and pig.
10. “Other poultry animals” refers to all poultry, except chicken.