Table 5.

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fruits and vegetables in Europe, the United States and Canada.

Types of Pesticide	Examples	MRLs (µg kg−1)
		European Commission 1				US-FDA 2				PCPA Canada 3
		Apple	Potato	Tomato	Strawberry	Apple	Potato	Tomato	Strawberry	Apple	Potato	Tomato	Strawberry
Organochlorines	DDT	50	50	50	500	100	---	50	100	For fresh vegetable: 500
	Captan	104	30	100	100	25 × 103	50	50	2 × 104	5000	---	5000	5000
	Lindane	10	10	10	10	---	500	---	500	Banned
	Endosulfan	50	50	50	100	---	---	---	---	2000	---	1000	1000
	Aldrin	10	10	10	10	30	100	50	50	---	---	---	---
	Dieldrin	10	10	10	10	30	100	50	50	---	---	---	---
	Chlordane	10	10	10	20	100	100	100	100	---	---	---	---
Organophosphates	Parathion	50	50	50	100	---	---	---	---	Banned
	Methyl parathion	10	10	10	50	---	---	---	---	Banned
	Malathion	20	20	20	20	8000	8000	8000	8000	2000	500	3000	8000
	Diazinon	10	10	10	50	500	100	750	500	750		750	750
	Glyphosate	100	500	100	2000	200	200	100	200	---	---	---	---
Carbamates	Carbaryl	10	10	10	50	12,000	2000	5000	4000	5000	200	5000	7000
	Propiconazole	150	10	300	50	---	---	3000	1300	---	---	3000	1300
	Carbofuran	1	1	2	50	---	---	---	---	---	500		400
	Propoxur	50	50	50	100	---	---	---	---	Banned
	Aminocarb	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Pyrethrins and pyrethroids	Permethrin	50	50	50	100	50	50	2000		1000	50	500	---
	Cypermethrin	1000	50	500	100	---	---	---	---	1000	100	300	200
	Deltamethrin	200	300	70	---	200	40	200	---	400	40	300	200

Note: ¹ EU Pesticides database. Retrieved from http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/public/?event=homepage&language=EN. ² United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from https://www.fas.usda.gov/maximum-residue-limits-mrl-database. ³ MRLs for pesticides regulated under the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA). Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/protecting-your-health-environment/pesticides-food/maximum-residue-limits-pesticides.html.