Pesticide Details

138 - Metalaxyl

Functional Classes

Table Items Commodities MRL Year Symbols Notes
Table Item Grapes 1.5 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Citrus fruits (group) 5.0 mg/Kg Po
Table Item Oranges, sweet, sour (including Orange-like hybrids) (subgroup) 0.7 mg/Kg Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl (M)).
Table Item Avocado 0.2 mg/Kg
Table Item Pineapple 0.1 mg/Kg 2023 (M)
Table Item Pear 0.02 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Apple 0.02 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Watermelon 0.2 mg/Kg
Table Item Melons (except watermelon) 0.15 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Winter squash 0.2 mg/Kg
Table Item Carrot 0.02 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Potato 0.02 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl (M)).
Table Item Sugar beet 0.05 mg/Kg (*)
Table Item Flowerhead brassicas (subgroup) 0.2 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl (M)).
Table Item Tomatoes (subgroup) 0.3 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Lettuce, leaf 1.5 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl (M)).
Table Item Spinach 0.02 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Peppers chili, dried 10.0 mg/Kg 2006
Table Item Peppers, sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 0.5 mg/Kg
Table Item Onion, bulb 0.03 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Peppers (subgroup) 1.0 mg/Kg MRL provisionally applies to okra, martynia, and roselle.
Table Item Brussels sprouts 0.15 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl (M)).
Table Item Cabbages, head 0.06 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Ginseng 0.03 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Cucumber 0.5 mg/Kg 1991
Table Item Gherkin 0.5 mg/Kg 1991
Table Item Squash, summer 0.2 mg/Kg
Table Item Pepper, black, white 2.0 mg/Kg 2022 Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Cacao beans 0.2 mg/Kg 1991
Table Item Sunflower seed 0.01 mg/Kg 2022 (*) Residue data that was the basis for the estimation: Metalaxyl-M (MM)).
Table Item Hops, dry 10.0 mg/Kg
Table Item Ginseng, dried including red ginseng 0.06 mg/Kg 2023 (*) (MM)
Table Item Orange oil, edible 7.0 mg/Kg
(*): At or about the limit of determination.
Po: The MRL accommodates post-harvest treatment of the commodity.
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JMPR-related informations

ADI/PTDI 0–0.08 mg/kg bw Applies to metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M (alone or in combination) (2021)
Residue definition: For metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M for compliance with the MRL for plant commodities: Metalaxyl (sum of enantiomers). For metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M for dietary risk assessment in plant commodities: Metalaxyl (sum of enantiomers) and N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester (M8; free and conjugated; sum of enantiomers), expressed as metalaxyl. For metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M for compliance with the MRL in animal commodities: Sum of metalaxyl (sum of enantiomers) and metabolites (free + conjugated) M3 (N- (2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(hydroxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester) and M8 (N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6- methylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester (sum of enantiomers), expressed as metalaxyl. For metalaxyl and metalaxyl-M for dietary risk assessment in animal commodities: Sum of metalaxyl (sum of enantiomers) and metabolites (free + conjugated) M1 (N-(2,6- dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl) alanine), M3 (N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(hydroxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester), M6 (N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(hydroxyacetyl)alanine), M7 (N-(2,6-dimethyl- 5- hydroxyphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester) and M8 (N-(2-hydroxymethyl-6- methylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alanine methyl ester (sum of enantiomers), expressed as metalaxyl. The residue is not fat-soluble.