BINAPACRYL     JMPR 1974

    Explanation

         Binapacryl was evaluated by the Joint Meeting in 1969 (FAO/WHO,
    1970). At the 1974 meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide
    Residues some delegations considered the tolerance of 1 mg/kg for
    cherries proposed in that evaluation to be too high. As residue data
    for cherries were not included in the monograph, the Committee asked
    the Joint Meeting for clarification (Alinorm 74/24 para. 53).

    RESIDUES IN FOOD AND THEIR EVALUATION

         The results of supervised trials on the application of binapacryl
    to sour cherries in the U.S.A. were as shown in Table 1.

    TABLE 1  Binapacryl residues in sour cherries
                                                                
        Application Rate           Binapacryl residues (mg/kg) at
                                   interval (days) after spraying

    kg.a.i./ha      Number         14           27            35
                                                                
       0.84           2            0.04         0.06          0.03
                                                                

         A colorimetric method (limit of detection 0.03 mg/kg) was used
    for the determination.

    APPRAISAL

         These residues are much lower than those reported for apples,
    pears and plums at the 1969 Meeting. In order to cover a wide range of
    practical situations, a tolerance of 0.5 mg/kg is proposed.

    RECOMMENDATIONS

    TOLERANCE                      mg/kg

          Cherries                 0.5

    REFERENCES

    FAO/WHO (1970). 1969 Evaluations of some pesticide residues in food.
    FAO/PL/1969/M/17/1; WHO/Food Add./70.38.
    

    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Binapacryl (ICSC)
       Binapacryl (FAO/PL:1969/M/17/1)
       Binapacryl (Pesticide residues in food: 1984 evaluations)
       Binapacryl (Pesticide residues in food: 1985 evaluations Part II Toxicology)