RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES AND RESIDUE
LIMITS MADE AT THE 1973 MEETING
These recommendations are additional to, or amend, those recorded
in Annex 1 of the Report of the 1972 Meeting (FAO/WHO, 1973a) entitled
"Index to Documentation and Summary of Recommendations Concerning
Acceptable Daily Intakes, Tolerances, Practical Residue Limits, and
Guideline Levels as of November 1972".
Temporary recommendations are denoted by superscripts a,b,c,d, or e
indicating that further work is to be made available not later than 30
June in the year 1974, 1975, 1976 or 1977 respectively.
Further exploratory notes are given at the end of this table.
ANNEX I
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Azinphos-ethyl Tomatoes 1 Residues to be determined as
Apples, pears 0.5 azinphos-ethyl and its P = O
Vegetables (except potatoes and analogue and expressed as
tomatoes) 0.5 azinphos-ethyl
Soybeans, (dry) 0.2
Potatoes, cotton-seed, rape seed 0.05*
Azinphos-methyl 0.0025 Almond hulls 10 Where azinphos-ethyl also occurs the
Peaches 4 total residue should not exceed the
1969b, 1973b Citrus fruit 2 levels recommended for
Melons 2 azinphos-methyl except in the case
Celery 2 of tomatoes, when the total should not
Alfalfa (green), pea vines, soybean exceed 1 mg/kg.
vines 2 Tolerances no longer temporary
Fruit (except Apricots, citrus fruit,
grapes, melons, peaches) 1
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts 1
Vegetables (except broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, celery) 0.5
Potatoes 0.2
Almonds (shelled but.) 0.2
Raw cereals, dry soybeans, cotton
seed, sunflower seed 0.2
Benomyl Bean vines 30 Residues to be determined as the
Cherries, citrus fruit, grapes, sum of benomyl and carbendazim
peaches 10 (MBC) and calculated as MBC
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Apples, apricots, pears, black
berries, blackcurrants, boysenberries,
dewberries, loganberries,
raspberries, strawberries,
tomatoes, sugarbeet tops 5
Nectarines, plums, prunes, beans
(lima, snap), beans (dry), celery,
mangoes, barley straw, peanut hay 2
Bananas, mushrooms, almond hulls 1
Avocados, Brussels sprouts
cucumbers, melons, squash 0.5
Raw cereals, potatoes, sugar beets,
almonds, macadamia nuts, peanuts,
pecans 0.1*
Meat of cattle and sheep, whole milk 0.1*
Bromo-propylate 0.008 Apples, bananas, cherries, citrus
fruit, grapes, nectarines,
peaches, pears, plums, prunes,
strawberries, hops (dried), tea
(manufactured) 5
Vegetables, cotton-seed 1
Bananas (pulp), citrus fruit (pulp) 0.2
Camphechlor Fat of meat of cattle, goat, pigs Listed as toxaphene in FAO/WHO
1969b and sheep 5 1969b
Beans (snap, dry, lima), broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots,
cauliflower, celery, collards,
eggplant, kale, kohirabi,
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
lettuce, okra, onions, parsnips,
peas, peppers, pimentoes, pineapples,
radishes, rutabegas, spinach,
tomatoes, bananas (whole),
nuts (shelled) 2
Raw cereals (barley, oat, rice,
in husk), rye, sorghum, wheat 2
Maize (grain), peanut (groundnut),
rice (polished), soybeans (dry) 0.5
Cotton-seed oil, peanut oil (refined),
rapeseed oil (refined), soybean oil
(refined) 0.5
Milk and milk products (fat basis) 0.5
Captafol 0.05d Cranberries, leeks 8d Recommendations relate only to the
1970b Apples, pears, eggplants 5d parent compound. Referred to as
Pumpkins 2d Difolotan in FAO/WHO 1969a, p. 18
Carrots, onions (bulb), potatoes 0.5d
Macadmia nuts (shelled) 0.1d
Captan 0.1 Apples, cherries 40
1970b, 1974 Pears 30
Apricots, blueberries, blackcurrants,
redcurrants, strawberries 20
Spinach 20
Citrus fruit, peaches, plums 15
Endive, rhubarb, tomatoes 15
Cransberries, raspberries 10
Green beans, cucumbers, lettuce,
peppers 10
Raisins 5
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Carbaryl 0.01 Animal feedstuffs (green), alfalfa,
1967b, 1968b, bean and pea vines, clover corn
1969b, 1970b, forage, cowpea foliage, grasses,
1971b peanut hay, sorghum forage, soybean
foliage, sugar beet tops 100
Cherries, plums, sorghum grain 10
Cranberries 7
Pears 5
Rice (rough) 3
Root crops (beats, carrots,
parsnips, radishes, rutabagas),
peanuts (whole) 2
Cowpeas, soybeans (dry) 1
Egg (shell-free) 0.5
Sugarbeets, meat of cattle, goats
and sheep 0.2
Carbendazim Cherries, citrus fruit, grapes,
1974b peaches 10
Apples, pears, gooseberries, straw
berries, lettuce, tomatoes, sugar
beet tops 5
Plums, beans (dwarf), celery,
gherkins 2
Bananas (whole), mushrooms 1
Cucumbers, melons, bananas (pulp) 0.5
Raw cereals, sugar beet, coffee
beans (raw) 0.1*
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Demeton-S-ethyl, 0.005 Currants (black and red), grapes 2 The ADI refers to the sum of the
Apples, peaches, plums 1 compounds, demetm-S-methyl, oxy
oxydemeton-methyl, Citrus fruit pears, blackberries, demeton-methyl, and demeton-A
and gooseberries, raspberries, methyl sulfone.
demeton-S-ethyl strawberries, lettuce, summer squash 0.5 The tolerances are to apply to the
sulfone Raw cereals 0.2 sum of the three compounds
Pears, peas, broccoli, Brussels determined as the sulfers, and
sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, calculated as demeton-S-ethyl
cantaloupes, cucumbers, eggplant,
pumpkins, watermelons, winter
squash, potatoes 0.2
Cotton-seed, sugar beet, turnips 0.1
Meat and fat of cattle, pigs, sheep
and poultry; milk and milk products;
eggs (shell-free) 0.05*
Nuts (shelled) 0.05*
Animal feed (green) 5
Animal feed (dry) 10
Dimethoate Strawberries 0.3 From use of formotion and/or
1971b Blackcurrants 2.0 dimethoate
Disufoton 0.001c Vegetables, including beans, Residue to be determined as
broccoli, Brussels sprouts disulfoton sulfone and
cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, demeton-S-sulfone and expressed as
rice (in husk), sugar beet 0.5c disulfoton
Cereals (except rice); cotton-seed 0.2c
Coffee beans, peanut (kernels),
pecans (dry), pineapple 0.1*c
Forage crops (green) 5c
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Folpet 0.1 Strawberries 20 Recommendations apply only to parent
1970b Lettuce 15 compound. Previous recommendations
except for strawberries are
confirmed and are no longer
temporary
Formothion 0.02 Citrus fruit 0.2 The tolerance refers only to the
1970b, 1973b parent compound. The metabolites
dimethoate and omethoate arising
from the use of formothion are
included in the tolerances
established for these compounds
Hexachloro-benzene See Milk and milk products (fat basis) 0.5 (P) Intake of 0.0006 g/kg daily is
remarks Raw cereals 0.05 (P) considerably below any dosage rate
1970b Flour and similar milled cereal known to be harmful (see section
products 0.01 (P) Other residue limits recommended
in 1969 confirmed
Lindane 0.01e Fat of meat of cattle, pigs and Referred to as gamma-BHE prior to
1967b, 1969b sheep 2e 1967. In FAO/WHO 1973a, for fat
1972b Apples, Pears 1e meat etc. 2 mg/kg was
Rice (in husk) 0.5e erroneously listed as a practical
Milk and milk products (fat basis) 0.1 (p)e residue limit instead of as
Sugar beet (roots), sugar beat (tops) 0.2e tolerance
Eggs (shell-free) 0.1 (p)e
Malathion 0.02 Pulses (dried beans, lentils) 8
1967b, 1968b,
1969b, 1971b
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Propoxur 0.02 Animal feedstuffs (green) 5 Recommendations include main
Apples, cherries, peaches, pears, metabolites expressed as propoxur
plums 3
Blackberries, gooseberries,
red-currants, strawberries 3
Vegetables (except potatoes and
root vegetables) 3
Potatoes, root vegetables 0.5
Rice grain (rough) 0.5
Rice (hulled) 0.1
Cocoa beans 0.05*
Meat 0.05*
Milk (whole) 0.05*
Quintozene 0.001c Lettuce 3c
1970b Peanuts (kernels) 2c
Thiometon 0.005d Apples, cherries (sweet), grapes, Residues are to be determined as
1970b pears, peaches, plum, strawberries, thiometon-sulfone and expressed
beans, lettuce, peas, as thiometon
peppers, tomatoes, hops (dry) 0.5d
Carrots, potatoes, sugarbeet, raw
cereals, including maize 0.05*
Thiophanate-methyl 0.08 Celery 20b Residues to be determined as
Cherries, citrus fruit, grapes, thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim
peaches, raspberries 10b (MBC) and expressed as carbendazim
Apples, pears, blackcurrants,
gooseberries, strawberries,
carrots, lettuce, tomatoes,
sugarbeet (tops) 5b
Maximum Residue limits
acceptable (mg/kg)
Pesticides daily
and intake Commodity Tolerances Remarks
references1 (mg/kg (practical
bw) limits Guideline
indicated levels2
as (P))
Thiophanate-methyl Plums, beans, (broad, dwarf, French
runner, kidney), gherkins 2b
Bananas (whole), mushrooms 1b
Cucumber 0.5b
Raw cereals, onions, sugarbeets 0.1*b
Tricyclohe-xyltin 0.007e Citrus fruit, tea (manufactured) 2e Expressed as the patent compound
hydroxide Meat 0.2 (P)e
1971b Milk and milk products (fat basis) 0.5 (P)e
Vemidothion Apples, pears 2
1974 Brussels sprouts 1
Grapes, sugarbeets 0.5
1 References are to FAO/WHO publications (see list of references on p. 26). Date sof publications refer to the
first complete or completely revised monograph or to important mentions of the compound in a report. Where a
monograph has been completely revised mention is not necessarily made of any earlier ones. Where no date is given,
the compound as considered at the 1973 Joint Meeting for the first time.
2 Guideline levels are included to assist administering authorities, even though ADIs have not been established
for the individual products, or temporary ADIs established at an earlier date have been withdrawn. The levels
recommended are those that need not be exceeded if good practices are followed.
* Level at or about the limit of determination.
ANNEX II
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