Cartap, Thiocyclam and Bensultap
MRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Rice (brown rice) ○ 0.3 0.2
Wheat ● 0.2
Barley ● 0.2
Rye ● 0.2
Corn (maize, including pop corn and sweet corn) ● 0.1 0.2
Buckwheat ● 0.2
Other cereal grains10.2 0.2
Potato 0.1 0.1
Taro 0.1 0.1
Sweet potato ● 0.05 0.1
Japanese yam (including Chinese yam) ● 0.1
Konjac ● 0.1
Other potatoes2● 0.1
Sugar beet ○ 0.2
Japanese radish, roots (including radish) ● 0.5 3
Japanese radish, leaves (including radish) 3 3
Turnip, roots (including rutabaga) ● 3
Turnip, leaves (including rutabaga) ● 3
Horseradish ● 3
Watercress ● 3
Chinese cabbage ● 2 3
Cabbage ● 0.7 3
Brussels sprouts ● 3
Kale ● 3
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) ● 3
Kyona ● 3
Qing-geng-cai ● 2 3
Cauliflower ● 3
Broccoli ● 2 3
Other cruciferous vegetables3● 1 3
Burdock ● 3
Salsify ● 3
Artichoke ● 3
Chicory ● 3
Endive ● 3
Shungiku ● 0.8 3
Lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) ● 2 3
Other composite vegetables4● 0.5 3
Onion ● 0.2 3MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Welsh (including leek) ○ 5 3
Garlic ● 3
Nira ● 1 3
Asparagus ● 0.7 3
Multiplying onion (including shallot) ● 0.7 3
Other liliaceous vegetables5● 3
Carrot ● 3
Parsnip ● 3
Parsley ● 3
Celery ○ 15 3
Mitsuba ● 3
Other umbelliferous vegetables6● 3
Tomato ● 3
Pimiento (sweet pepper) ● 3
Egg plant ● 3
Other solanaceous vegetables7● 3
Cucumber (including gherkin) ● 3
Pumpkin (including squash) ● 3
Oriental pickling melon (vegetable) ● 3
Water melon ● 3
Melons ● 3
Makuwauri melon ● 3
Other cucurbitaceous vegetables8● 3
Spinach 3 3
Bamboo shoots ● 3
Okra ● 3
Ginger ● 0.2 3
Peas, immature (with pods) 3 3
Kidney beans, immature (with pods) ● 2 3
Green soybeans ● 3
Button mushroom ● 3
Shiitake mushroom ● 3
Other mushrooms9● 3
Other vegetables10● 1 3
Unshu orange, pulp ● 3
Citrus natsudaidai, whole ● 3
Lemon ● 3
Orange (including navel orange) ● 3
Grapefruit ● 3
Lime ● 3
Other citrus fruits11● 3MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Apple ● 3
Japanese pear ● 3
Pear ● 3
Quince ● 3
Loquat 3
Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems) 0.4
Peach ● 3
Nectarine ● 3
Apricot ● 3
Japanese plum (including prune) ● 3
Mume plum ● 3
Cherry ● 3
Strawberry ● 3
Raspberry ● 3
Blackberry ● 3
Blueberry ● 3
Cranberry ● 3
Huckleberry ● 3
Other berries12● 3
Grape ● 2 3
Japanese persimmon ● 0.4 3
Banana ● 3
Kiwifruit 3
Kiwifruit (whole commodity) 6
Papaya ● 3
Avocado ● 3
Pineapple ● 3
Guava ● 3
Mango ● 3
Passion fruit ● 3
Date ● 3
Other fruits13● 3
Sunflower seeds ● 3
Sesame seeds ● 3
Safflower seeds ● 3
Cotton seeds ● 3
Rapeseeds ● 3
Other oil seeds14● 3
Ginkgo nut ● 3
Chestnut ● 0.03 3
Pecan ● 3MRL
(draft)
ppmMRL
Commodity (current)
ppm
Almond ● 3
Walnut ● 3
Other nuts15● 3
Tea 30 30
Hop 10 10
Other spices16● 3
Other herbs17● 1 3MRL
(draft)
ppm
　●：Commodities for which MRLs are to be lowered.
　○：Commodities for which MRLs are to be raised.(*It should be noted that the residue definition will be
changed. )
NOTE:　The residue definition will be sum of Cartap hydrochloride, Cartap, Thiocyclam hydrogen oxalate,
Thiocyclam, Bensultap, metabolite A【N,N-dimethyl-1,2-dithiolan-4-amine】and Metabolites that are
hydrolyzed and oxidaized into metabolite A under basic conditions, expressed as Cartap hydrochloride.
Current residue definition is sum of Cartap,  Thiocyclam and Bensultap expressed as Cartap hydrochloride.
2. “Other potatoes” refers to all potatoes, except potato, taro, sweet potato, yam and konjac.
3. “Other cruciferous vegetables” refers to all cruciferous vegetables, except Japanese radish
    roots and leaves (including radish), turnip roots and leaves, horseradish, watercress,
    Chinese cabbage, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach),
    kyona, qing-geng-cai, cauliflower, broccoli and herbs.
4. “Other composite vegetables” refers to all composite vegetables, except burdock, salsify,
    artichoke, chicory, endive, shungiku, lettuce (including cos lettuce and leaf lettuce) and herbs.* The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities not listed above.
* Shaded figures indicate provisional MRLs.
* Diagonal line means a food category to which MRL applies is not set.
1. “Other cereal grains” refers to all cereal grains, except rice (brown rice), wheat, barley, rye,
    corn (maize) and buckwheat.* Regarding the MRLs in food categories, "Loquat" and "Kiwifruit" will be deleted, whereas new MRLs will be
established in food categorized as "Loquat (whole commodity after removal of stems)" and "Kiwifruit (whole
commodity)" , respectively.
8. “Other cucurbitaceous vegetables” refers to all cucurbitaceous vegetables, except cucumber
    (including gherkin), pumpkin (including squash), oriental pickling melon (vegetable),
    watermelon, melons and makuwauri melon.5. “Other liliaceous vegetables” refers to all liliaceous vegetables, except onion, welsh (including
    leek), garlic, nira, asparagus, multiplying onion and herbs.
6. “Other umbelliferous vegetables” refers to all umbelliferous vegetables, except carrot, parsnip,
    parsley, celery, mitsuba, spices and herbs.
7. “Other solanaceous vegetables” refers to all solanaceous vegetables, except tomato, pimiento
    (sweet pepper) and egg plant.9. “Other mushrooms” refers to all mushrooms, except button mushroom and shiitake
    mushroom.
10. “Other vegetables” refers to all vegetables, except potatoes, sugar beet, sugarcane,
    cruciferous vegetables, composite vegetables, liliaceous vegetables, umbelliferous
    vegetables, solanaceous vegetables, cucurbitaceous vegetables, spinach, bamboo shoots,
    okra, ginger, peas (with pods, immature), kidney beans (with pods, immature), green
    soybeans, mushrooms, spices and herbs.
14. “Other oil seeds” refers to all oil seeds, except sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, safflower
    seeds, cotton seeds, rapeseeds and spices.
15. “Other nuts” refers to all nuts, except ginkgo nut, chestnut, pecan, almond and walnut.
16. “Other spices” refers to all spices, except horseradish, wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
    rhizomes, garlic, peppers chili, paprika, ginger, lemon peels, orange peels (including navel
    orange), yuzu (Chinese citron) peels and sesame seeds.11. “Other citrus fruits” refers to all citrus fruits, except unshu orange, citrus natsudaidai, lemon,
    orange (including navel orange), grapefruit, lime and spices.
12. “Other berries” refers to all berries, except strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry,
    cranberry and huckleberry.
13. “Other fruits” refers to all fruits, except citrus fruits, apple, Japanese pear, pear, quince,
    loquat, peach, nectarine, apricot, Japanese plum (including prune), mume plum, cherry,
    berries, grape, Japanese persimmon, banana, kiwifruit, papaya, avocado, pineapple, guava,
    mango, passion fruit, date and spices.
17. “Other herbs” refers to all herbs, except watercress, nira, parsley stems and leaves, celery
    stems and leaves.