Maximum residue levels fixed for spices as per the German legislation

Sl. No.	Active Substance	Highest Limit (mg/kg)
1.	Aldrin & Dieldrin	0.1
2.	Chlordane	0.05
3.	Sum of DDT Isomers	1.0
4.	Endrin	0.1
5.	HCH without Lindane	0.2
6.	Heptachlor & Epoxide	0.1
7.	Hexachlor Benzol	0.1
8.	Lindane	0.01
9.	HCN & Cyanides	15.0
10.	Bromides	400.0
11.	Carbaryl	0.1
12.	Carbofuran	0.2
13.	Chlorpyrifos	0.05
14.	Methyl Chlorpyrifos	0.05
15.	Cypermethrin (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
16.	Deltamethrin	0.05
17.	Diazinol	0.02
18.	Dichlorvos	0.1
19.	Diclofop methyl	0.1
20.	Dicofol (Sum of Isomers)	0.02
21.	Dimethoate	0.5
22.	Disulfoton	0.02
23.	Dithiocarbamate	0.05
24.	Endosulfan (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
25.	Ethion	0.05
26.	Fenitrothion	0.05
27.	Fenvalarate (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
28.	Copper based Pesticides	40.0
29.	Malathion	0.05
30.	Methyl Bromide	0.05
31.	Mevinphos	0.05
32.	Omethoate	0.05
33.	Parathion & Para oxon	0.1
34.	Methyl Parathion & Methyl Para oxon	0.1
35.	Phorate	0.05
36.	Phosalone	0.05
37.	Phosphamidon	0.05
38.	Pyrethrin	0.5
39.	Quinalphos	0.01
40.	Quintozen	0.01
Note: Of the above, the limits mentioned against the pesticides 1 to 10 are specific for spices and the remaining are the general regulations for all plant foods.

Pesticide residue limits prescribed by Spain

Sl. No.	Name of the pesticides	MRL (mg/kg)
1.	Acephate	0.10
2.	Atrazine	0.10
3.	Bendiocarb	0.05
4.	Carbaryl	0.10
5.	Carbosulfan	0.10
6.	Chlorpyrifos	0.05
7.	Chlorpyrifos - methyl	0.05
8.	Cipermethrin	0.05
9.	Diazinon	0.05
10.	Dicofol	0.02
11.	Dimethoate	0.05
12.	Etion	0.10
13.	Fentoato	0.05
14.	Fenitrothion	0.05
15.	Fenthron	0.05
16.	Melathron	0.50
17.	Metalaxyl	0.05
18.	Methamidophos	0.01
19.	Monocrotophos	0.02
20.	Omethoate	0.10
21.	Phosalone	0.10
22.	Pirimicarb	0.05
23.	Pirimiphos - methyl	0.01
24.	Profenofos	0.02
25.	Prothiofos	0.02
26.	Pyrazophos	0.01
27.	Terbuconazole	0.05
28.	Tolclophos - methyl	0.01
29.	Triazophos	0.01
30.	Vinclozolin	0.05

U.S. Pesticide tolerances for spices in PPM

Name of the Chemical	Name of Spice
	Ginger	Turmeric	Cumin	Peppers
Lindane	0.50	0.50	0.00	1.0
BHC	0.05	0.05
Heptachlor	0.01	0.01
Heptachlor epoxide 0.01	0.01	0.01		0.01
Trifluralin	0.05	0.05
Ehtlene oxide	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00
Diquat	0.02	0.02
Dichlorvos 2.0	0.5	0.5
Dalapon 0.2	0.2	0.2
Aluminium phosphide	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
2, 4 -D	0.1	0.1		0.1
Glyphosate	0.2	0.2		0.1
Acephate				4.0
Captan				25.0
Carbaryl				10.0
Carbofuran				1.0
Chlorpyriphos				1.0
Dicofol				5.0
Dimethoate				2.0
Endosulfan				2.0
Ethion				1.0
Malathion				8.0
Metalaxyl				1.0
Methamidophos				1.0
Methomyl				2.0
Methoxychlor				14.0
Parathion				1.0
Methyl parathion				1.0
Methyl bromide	100		100	30.0
Phosphamidon				0.5
Quintozene				0.1
Trifluralin				0.05
Chlordane				0.1
DDT, TDE, DDE				0.1
Dieldrin				0.05

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