Pesticide Details

43 - Heptachlor

Functional Classes

Table Items Commodities MRL Year Symbols Notes
Table Item Cereal grains (group) 0.02 mg/Kg E
Table Item Citrus fruits (group) 0.01 mg/Kg E
Table Item Pineapple 0.01 mg/Kg E
Table Item Soya bean (immature seeds) 0.02 mg/Kg E
Table Item Cotton seed 0.02 mg/Kg E
Table Item Milks (group) 0.01 mg/Kg F E
Table Item Muscle (from mammals other than marine mammals) (group) 0.2 mg/Kg (fat) E
Table Item Eggs (group) 0.05 mg/Kg E
Table Item Avian muscle (group) 0.2 mg/Kg (fat) E
Table Item Soya bean oil, crude 0.5 mg/Kg E
Table Item Soya bean oil, refined 0.02 mg/Kg E
F: (for milks) The residue is fat soluble and MRLs for milk products are derived as explained in "Codex Maximum Residue Limits/Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits for Milk and Milk Products".
(fat): (for meat) The MRL/EMRL applies to the fat of meat.
E: (only for MRLs) The MRL is based on extraneous residues.

JMPR-related informations

ADI/PTDI 0.0001 mg/kg bw (1991), converted to PTDI (1994)
Residue definition: Sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide (fat-soluble).