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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