1[65. Restriction on the use of insecticides.- 2(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2). no insecticide shall be used directly on articles of food:
Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall apply to the fumigants which are registered and recommended for use as such on articles of food by the Registration Committee, constituted under Sec. 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968)].
3[(2)] The amount of insecticide in column 2, on the foods mentioned in column 3, shall not exceed the tolerance limit prescribed in. column 4 of the Table given below:
1. Subs. by G.S.R. 754. dated 26th May, 1976.
2. Ins. by G.S.R. 790 (E). dated 10th October, 1983.
3. Renumbered by ibid.
TABLE
SI. No. Name of Insecticide Food Tolerance limit
mg./kg/ (ppm)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Aldrin, dieldrin. The limits Food grain 0.01
apply to aldrin and
1[m1][Milled
Nil]
dieldrin singly or in any Food grains
combination and are
Milk and milk 0.15 (on a fat basis)
expressed as dieldrin
products
Fruits and vegetables 0.1
Meat
0.2
Eggs 0.1 ((on a shell-free basis.)
2. Carbaryl Food grains 1.5
1[u2][Milled food
grains
Nil]
Okra and leafy
Vegetable 10.0
Potatoes
0.2
Other vegetables
5.0
Cotton seed 1.0
(whole)
Maize cob (kernels) 1.0
3. Chlordane Food grains 0.022[u3] (residue to be measured as cistplus transchlordane).
3[m4][Milled Food grains Milk and milk products (Nil)]
0. 05 (on a fat basis)
Vegetables
0.2
Fruits 0.1
Sugar beet 0.3
4. D.D.T. (the limits apply to Milk and milk 1.25 (on a fat basis).
DDT, DDD, and DD singly or in any combination). products Fruits and vegetables including potatoes 3.5
Meat, Poultry and
fish
Eggs 7.0 (on whole product basis).
0.5 (on a shell-free basis).
5. Diazinon Food grains 0.05
3[Milled Food-grains
Vegetables
Nil] 0.05
6 Dichlorvos [content of dichloroace
Food grains
Milled foodgrains 1.0 0.25
taldehyde- (DCA) be reported
reported where possible
Vegetables
Fruits
0.15 0.1
7. Dicofol
fruits and vegetables 5.0
Tea (dry manufactured 5.0
8. Dimethoate (residue to be determined as dimethoate and expressed as
dimethoate) Fruits and vegetables 2.0
9. Endosulfan (residues are measured and reported as total of endosulfan
Fruits and vegetables tables 2.0
as total of endosulfan
Cotton seed 00.5
A and B and Cottonseed oil 0.2
10. Fenitrothion
Food grains
Milled foodgrains
Milk and Milk
products
Fruits
Vegetables
meat
0.02
0.005
0.05 (on a fat basis ).
0.5
0.3
0.03
Milled food grains 0.005
Milk and Milk and products
0.05(on a fat basis
Fruits 0.5
Vegetable 0.3
Meat 0.03
11. Heptachlor (combined Food grains 0.01
residues of heptachlor
and its episode to be determined and expressed as heptachlor)
Milled food grains Milk and Milk products Vegetables
0.002 0.15 (on a fat basis) 0.05
12. Hydrogen cyanide
Food grains
Milled food grains 37.5
3.0
13.
Hydrogen phosphide Foodgrains Milled food grains
4[Nil] 5[Nil]
14. Inorganic bromide (deter mined and expressed as total bromide from all sources) Food grains
Milled food grains
Fruits
Dried fruits and
spices
25.0 25.0 30.0 100.0
5[15 Hexachlorocyclehexane and its Isomers (a) Alfa (a.) Isomer:
Rice grain unpolished
Rice grain
polished
Milk (whole)
0.10
0.52
0.05
(b) Beta (ß) Isomer: Rice grain
Unpolished Rice grain
polished
Milk (whole) 0.10
0.05
0.02
(c) Gamma (?) Isomer: known as Linda-ne: 6[Food grains
except rice
Milled Food grains
Rice grain
unpolished
Rice grain
Polished
Milk
0.10
Nil]
0.10 0.05
0.01 (on whole basis)
Milk products
Fruits and
Vegetables Eggs 0.20 (on fat basis)
3.00 0.10 0o shell-free basis
Meat and poultry 2.00(on whole basis)
(d) Delta (d) Isomer: Rice grain
unpolished
Rice grain 0.10
Polished Milk (whole) 0.05 0.021
16. Malathion (Malathion to be determined and expressed as combined residues of malathion and malaoxon ). Food grains Milled foodgrains Fruits
Vegetables Dried fruits
4.0
1.0
4.0
3.0
17. Parathion (combined residues of parathion and paraoxon to be determined expressed as parathion).
Fruits and vegetables 0.5
18. Parathion methyl (combined residues of parathion-methyl and its oxygen analogue to be determined and expressed as parathion methyl).
Fruits Vegetables 0.2 1.0
19. Phosphamidon (Residues: expressed as the sum of the phosphamidon and its diethyl derivation). Food grains 7[Milled Food grains Fruits and vegetables 0.05 Nil]
0.2
20. Pyrethrins (sum f pyrethrins I and II and other structurally related insecticidal ingredients of pyrethrium).
Food grains Milled food grains Fruits and vegetables
tables 8[Nil] 8 [Nil]
1.0
9[2l. Chlorfenvinphos (residues to be measured as alpha and beta isomers of chlorfenvinphos)
Foodgrains Milled food grains Milk and milk products
Meat and poultry Vegetables Groundnuts 0.025 0.006 0.2 (fat basis)
0.2 (carcass fat)
0.05 0.05 (shell-free basis)
22. Chlorobenzilate
Cotton seed
Fruits Dry Fruits almonds and walnuts 0.05
1.0 0.2(shell-free basis).
23. Chlorpyrifos Food grains
Milled food grains Fruits Potatoes and Onions Cauliflower and Cabbage
Other vegetables Meat and Poultry Milk and Milk
products
Cotton seed
Cotton Seed oil (crude) 0.05
0.01
0.5
0.01
0.01
0.2
0.1(carcass fat)
0.01 (fat basis)
0.05 0.025
24. 2,4-D Food grains
Milled food grains Potatoes
*Milk and Milk Products *Meat and Poultry Eggs 0.01
0.003
0.2 0.05
0.05 0.05 (shell- free
basis)
25. Ethion (residues to be determined as ethion and its oxygen analogue and expressed as ethion)
Fruits
Tea (dry manufactured)-Cuccumber and Squash
2.0
5.0
0.5
Other vegetables Cotton seed 1.0 0.5
Milk and Milk
products
0.5 (fat basis).
*10Meat and Poultry
Eggs
0.2 (carcass fat
basis). 0.2 (shell-free basis)
Food grains
Milled food grains 0.025 0.006
Peaches
Other fruits
Dry fruits
1.0 2.0 0.1 (shell-free basis).
26. Formation (Determined as dimethoate and its oxygen analogue and expressed as dimethoate except in case of citrus fruits where it is to be deter-mined as formathion) Citrus fruits Other fruits Vegetables Peppers and Tomatoes
0.2 1.0
2.0 1.0
27. Monocrotophos Food grains Milled food grains Citrus fruits
Other fruits 0.02 0.006 0.2 1.0
Carrot, Turnip,
Potatoes and
Sugar Beet 0.05
Onion and Peas Other vegetables Cotton seed Cottonseed oil (raw) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.05
*Meat and Poultry *Milk and Milk products
0.02 0.02
Eggs
Coffee (raw beans) 0.02 (shell-free basis) 0.1
28. Paraquat- Dichloride(determined as Food grains
Milled food grains 0.1 0.025
Paraquatcations)
Potatoes Other vegetables 0.2 0.05
Cotton seed Cottonseed oil (edible refined) 0.2 0.05
*Milk (whole) Fruits 0.01 0.05
29. Phosalone Pears Citrus fruits Other fruits 2.0 1.0 5.0
Potatoes 0.1
Other vegetables 1.0
Rapeseed/mustard oil (crude) 0.05
30. Tricholorforn Food grains 0.05
Milled food grains 0,0125
Sugar beet 0.05
Fruits and vegetables 0.1
Oilseeds
0.1
Edible oil (refined)
0.05
*Meat and Poultry
0.1
*Milk (whole)
.
0.05
3 1 Thiometon (residues determined as thiometon its sulfoxide and sulphone expressed as thiometon) Food grains Milled food grains
Fruits
0,025 0.006 0.5
Potatoes, carrots 0.05
and sugar beets
Other vegetables
2.5
Explanation.-
(a) For the purposes of this rule the expression “insecticide”
shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968)
(b) unless otherwise stated-
(i) Maximum levels are expressed in mg/kg. on a whole products basis,
(ii) All foods refer to raw agricultural products moving in commerce.]
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
11[32. Acephate safflower seed 2.0
Cotton seed
2.0
33. Methamido-phos (A Safflower seed 0.1
metabolite of Acephate)
Cotton seed 0.1
34. Aldicarb (sum of Aldicarb its sulphoxide and, sulphone), expressed as
Aldicarb)
Potato
Chewing Tobacco 0.5
0.1
35. Atrazine
Maize Sugarcane
0.25 0.25
36. Carbendazim Food grains Milled food grains 0.50 0.12
Vegetables
Mango
Banana (whole)
Other fruits 0.50 2.00 1.00 5.00
Cotton seed
Groundnut
Sugar beet
0.10 0.10 0.10
Dry fruits
Eggs
Meat and poultry
Milk & Milk
Products
0.10 0.10 (Shell-free basis)
0.10(Carcass fat basis) 0 .10 (fat basis)
37. Benomyl
Food grains
Milled food grains
0.50 0.12
Vegetables 0.50
Mango
Banana (whole)
Other fruits 2.00 1.00 5.00
Cotton seed
Groundnut
Sugar beet 0.10 0.10 0.10
Dry fruits
Eggs 0.10 0.10 (shell free basis
Meat & Poultry 0.10 (carcass fat
basis)
38. Captan (sum of Fruit & Vegetable 15.00
39. Carbofuran Food grains 0.10
carbofuran and 3-hydroxy carbofuran) Milled food grains Fruit & Vegetable 0.03 0.10
Oil seeds
0.10
Sugarcane Meat & Poultry 0.10 0.10 (carcass fat basis
Milk & Milk products 0.05 (fat basis)
40. Copper Oxychloride (determined as Copper)
Fruit 20.0
Potato 01.00
Other vegetables 20.00
41. Cypermethrin (sum of
isomers) (fat-soluble
residue) Wheat grains Milled wheat 0.05
grains Brinjal, 0.01
Cabbage 0.20
Bhindi, 2.00
Oil seeds except 0.20
groundnut 0.20
Meat & Poultry 0.20 (carcass fat basis
Milk and Milk products Cotton seed 0.01 (fat basis 0.10
0.50
42. Decamethrin /Deltamethr [Food grains 12[Food grains Milled Food grains 0.500. 0.20]
43. Edifenphos s)
Rice 0.02
Rice bran 1.00
Eggs
0.01 (Shell-free basis)
Meat & Poultry 0.02 (carcass fat basis
Milk & Milk products 0.01 (fat basis)
44. Fenthion (sum of-fenthion.
its oxygen analogue and
their sulphoxides and
sulphones, expressed as fenthion). Food grains 0.10
Milled food grains 0.03
Onion 0.10
Potatoes 0.05
Beans 0.10
Peas 0.50
Tomatoes 0.50
Other vegetables 1.00
Musk melon
Meat and poultry Milk and Milk products 2.00
2.000.50 (fat basis
45. Fenvalerate (fat soluble
residue)
Cauliflower Brinjal
Okra Cotton seed Meat & Poultry
2.00
2.0
2.00
0.20
1.00 (carcass fat basis)
Milk and Milk products 0.01(fat basics
46. Dithiocarbamates (the residue tolerance limit are determined and expressed Food grains
Milled food grains 0.20 0.05
13[as] mg/CS2/Kg and refer
separately to the residues
arising from any or each
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Cherries
Other fruits
0.10 3.00 1.00 3.00
Group of dithiocarbamates
(a) Dimethyl dithiocarbamates
residue resulting from the use of ferbam or ziram, and
(b) Ethylene bis-dithio-carbamates resulting from the use of mancozeb, maneb or zineb (including zineb derived from nabam plus sulphate)
47 Phenthoate
Food grains
Milled food grains
Oil seeds
Edible oils
Eggs 0.05 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.05(shell-free basis)
Meat & Poultry
0.05 (carcass fat basis)
Milk and Products 0.01 (fat basis’)
48. Phorate (sum of phorate, its oxygen analogue and
Food grains Milled food grains 0.05 0.01
their sulphoxides and
Tomatoes 0.10
sulphones, expressed as phorate) Other vegetables
Fruits
Oilseeds 0.05 0.05 0.05
Edible oils 0.03
Sugarcane 0.05
Eggs
0.05 (shell-free basis)
Meat & Poultry
Milk & Milk
products
0.05 (carcass fat basis) 0.05 (fat basis)
49. Simazine Maize 13[Nil]
Sugarcane 0.25
50. Pirimiphos-methyl Rice
14[Food grains
except rice
Milled food grains
except rice,
Eggs
Meat & Poultry 0.50 5.00 1.00] 0.05 (shell-free basis) 0.05 (carcass fat
4. Subs. by G.S.R. 790 (E), dated 10th October, 1983.
5. Subs. by G.S.R. 591 (E), dated 15th June, 1992 (w.e.f. 15th June, 1992).
6. Subs. by G.S.R. 791 (E), dated 13th December, 1995.
7. Ins. by G.S.R.791 (E),dated 13th December,1995.
8. Subs. by Ibid.
9. Ins. By G.S.R.851 (E), dated 13th June, 1986 (w.e.f. 13th June, 1986).
10. Soluble in water and hence not necessary to mention of fat basis.
* Soluble in water and hence not necessary to mention of fat basis.
11. Ins. by G.S.R. 445 (E), dated 16th April, 1990 (w.e.f. 16th April, 1990).
12. Ins. by G.S.R. 106 (E), dated 22nd February, 1994 (w.e.f. 22nd February, 1994).
13. Read the word “as” for the word “at” vide G.S. R. 728 (E), dated 23rd August, 1990.
14. Subs. by G.S.R. 791 (E). dated 13th December, 1995.
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