This database contains Codex Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides and Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission up to and including its 34^th Session (July 2011).

In the data base a user can obtain information on Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and Codex Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) both for a pesticide or certain pesticides, and for a commodity or a group of commodities. Names and definitions of commodities are found in the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds (Section 2 of Codex Alimentarius, Second Edition, Volume 2 (1993)).

The foods listed shall not contain more than the MRL or EMRL (in mg/kg) of the pesticide residue (defined in each individual case in the definition of residue) at (a) the point of entry into a country or (b) at the point of entry into trade channels within a country. This maximum limit shall not be exceeded at any time thereafter.

The MRLs and EMRLs apply to the residue content of the final sample representative of the lot and of the portion of commodities which is analyzed.

Click here for MRLs for spices adopted by the Commission including its 34^th Session (July 2011).

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