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Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

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Regulation 5(a)

SCHEDULE 3NOTE: THE WORD “FRESH” EXTENDS TO PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CHILLED

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Group of productsProducts included in the groupsPart of product to which maximum residue levels apply
1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar: nuts

(i)CITRUS FRUIT

Grapefruit} Whole product
Lemons
Limes
Mandarins (including clementines and similar hybrids)
Oranges
Pomelos
Others

(ii)TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)

Almonds} Whole product after removal of shell
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Chestnuts
Coconuts
Hazelnuts
Macadamia nuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
Others

(iii)POME FRUIT

Apples} Whole product after removal of stems
Pears
Quinces
Others

(iv)STONE FRUIT

Apricots} Whole product after removal of stems
Cherries
Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)
Plums
Others

(v)BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT

(a)Table and wine grapes

} Whole product after removal of caps and stems (if any) and, in the case of currants, fruits with stems
  • Table grapes

  • Wine grapes

(b)Strawberries (other than wild)

(c)Cane fruit (other than wild)

  • Blackberries

  • Dewberries

  • Loganberries

  • Raspberries

  • Others

(d)Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)

  • Bilberries

  • Cranberries

  • Currants (red, black and white)

  • Gooseberries

  • Others

(e)Wild berries and wild fruit

(vi)MISCELLANEOUS

Avocados

} Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any) and in the case of pineapple, after removal of the crown

} † Whole fruit after removal of stems (if any), after removal of soil (if any) by rinsing in running water

Bananas
Dates
Figs
Kiwi fruit
Kumquats
Litchis
Mangoes
Olives (table consumption)†
Olives (oil extract)
Papaya
Passion fruit
Pineapples
Pomegranates
Others
2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry

(i)ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES

Beetroot} Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product)
Carrots
Cassava
Celeriac
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichokes
Parsnips
Parsley root
Radishes
Salsify
Sweet potatoes
Swedes
Turnips
Yams
Others

(ii)BULB VEGETABLES

Garlic} For dry onions, shallots and garlic: garlic: whole product after removal of easily detachable skin and soil (if any); onions, shallots and garlic other than dry, spring onions: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any)
Onions
Shallots
Spring onions
Others

(iii)FRUITING VEGETABLES

(a)Solanacea

} Whole product after removal of stems

} Kernels or cobs without husks

  • Tomatoes

  • Peppers

  • Chilli peppers

  • Aubergines

  • Okra

  • Others

(b)Cucurbits — edible peel

  • Cucumbers

  • Gherkin

  • Courgettes

  • Others

(c)Cucurbits — inedible peel

  • Melons

  • Squashes

  • Watermelons

  • Others

(d)Sweet corn

(iv)BRASSICA VEGETABLES

(a)Flowering brassicas

} Cauliflower and broccoli curd only

} Product after removal of decayed leaves (if any)

} Whole product after removal of tops and adhering soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product)

  • Broccoli

  • Cauliflower

  • Others

(b)Head brassicas

  • Brussels sprouts

  • Head cabbage

  • Others

(c)Leafy brassicas

  • Chinese cabbage

  • Kale

  • Others

(d)Kohlrabi

(v)LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS

(a)Lettuce and similar

} Whole product after removal of decayed outer leaves, root and soil (if any)
  • Cress

  • Lamb’s lettuce

  • Lettuce

  • Scarole

  • Others

(b)Spinach and similar

  • Spinach

  • Beet leaves (chard)

  • Others

(c)Watercress

(d)Witloof

(e)Herbs

  • Chervil

  • Chives

  • Parsley

  • Celery Leaves

  • Others

(vi)LEGUME VEGETABLES (FRESH)

Beans (with pods)} Whole product after removal of pods or with pods if they are intended to be eaten
Beans (without pods)
Peas (with pods)
Peas (without pods)
Others

(vii)STEM VEGETABLES

Asparagus} Whole product after removal of decayed tissue and soil (if Globe artichokes any); leeks and fennel: whole product after removal of roots and soil (if any)
Cardoons
Celery
Fennel
Leeks
Globe artichokes
Rhubarb
Others

(viii)FUNGI

Mushrooms (other than wild)} Whole product after removal of soil or growing medium
Wild Mushrooms
3. PulsesBeans} Whole product
Lentils
Peas
Others
4. Oil seedsLinseed

} Whole seed or kernel after removal of shell and husk when possible

} * Whole seed, including shell when present, and whole seed without shell, when the shell is absent

Peanuts
Poppy seed
Rape seed
Sesame seed
Sunflower seed*
Soya bean
Hemp seed
Others
5. PotatoesEarly potatoes} Whole product after removal of soil (if any) (removal of soil by rinsing in running water or by gentle brushing of the dry product)
Ware potatoes
6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or otherwise, Camellia sinensis)} Whole product
7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powderWhole product
8. SpicesCumin seed} Whole product
Juniper berries
Nutmeg
Pepper, black and white
Vanilla pods
Others
9. CerealsWheat} Whole grain without husk
Rye
Barley
Sorghum
Oats
Triticale
Maize
Buckwheat
Millet
Rice
Other cereals
10. Foodstuffs of animal origin

Meat, fat and preparations of meat

Milk

Eggs

} Whole commodity (for fat soluble pesticides a portion of carcase fat is analysed and MRLs apply to carcase fat)

} Whole commodity

} Whole egg whites and yolks combined after removal of shells

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