date:Sep 21, 2012
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved an application to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) for pyridate in celery leaves (dill leaves).
Germany proposed to raise the limit for dill leaves from 0.05mg/kg to 0.2mg/kg after an application from the State Institute for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture Saxony-Anhalt.
Pyridate is a selective post-emergent herbicide which is mainly absorbed by the leaves and rapidly hydrolysed to form the metabolite CL 9673 (6-chlor