Plant protection chemicals: MRLs for hops
updated Feb 2007			KEY
			p = provisional
			LOD=limit of detection
			temp = temporary
			GRAS=generally regarded as safe
		EU MRL	EU MRL	UK MRL	UK MRL	Codex MRL	Japanese MRL	Australian MRL	US Crop Tolerance
Chemical	Agricultural Use	(mg/kg)	Status	(mg/kg)	Status	(mg/kg)	(mg/kg)	mg/kg	mg/kg
aluminium sulphate	slug bait
aluminium ammonium sulph.	slug bait
asulam	herbicide						0.1 (p)	0.1 (LOD)
bifenthrin	insecticde	10				10	10		10
bupirimate	fungicide						not set
carfentrazone-ethyl	herbicide	0.02 (LOD) p					0.3
chlorothalonil	fungicide	50					0.1
copper ammonium chloride	fungicide	exempt							GRAS
copper silicate	slug bait
copper oxychloride	fungicide	exempt							GRAS
cyfluthrin	insecticide	20					20 (p)		20
cypermethrin	insecticide	30					20 (p)
deltamethrin	insecticide	5					5
1,3-dichlorpropene	slug bait						not set
diquat	herb., defoliant	0.1	p, LOD				0.04
fenpropimorph	fungicide		10		temp		0.1 (p)
fluazifop-p-butyl	herbicide						0.05	0.05
foestyl-aluminium	fungicide						1440
glufosinate-ammonium	herbicide						not set
glyphosate	herbicide	0.1	LOD				0.1	0.1 (LOD)
imidacloprid	insecticide					10	10 (p)		6
isoxaben	herbicide						not set
metalaxyl	fungicide	10				10	10  (p)		20
metalaxyl-M	fungicide	10
metaldehyde	slug bait						not set
methiocarb	insect bait						not set
myclobutanil	fungicide	2				2	2 (p)		10
oxadiazon	herbicide						not set
paraquat	herb., defoliant	0.05	LOD			0.2 (0.1 rec at 38th session)	0.2 (p)	0.2	0.2
penconazole	fungicide	0.5	LOD			0.5	0.5
pendimethalin	herbicide	0.1	p, LOD				not set
potassium bicarbonate	fungicide	exempt							GRAS
propineb (dithiocarbamate)	fungicide	25		BBPA, 15		30	30	10
propyzamide	herbicide	0.05	LOD				0.05 (p)
pymetrozine	insecticide	15       (from 16th Aug 07)					6 (p)		6
simazine	herbicide						not set
sodium monochloracetate	defoliant						not set
sulphur	fungicide	exempt					exempt		GRAS
tebufenpyrad	insecticide						not set
trisulfonium ion (resulting from the useof glyphosate trimesium)	herbicide	0.05 (LOD), p