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MYCOTOXINS<br />

What is MRL-<br />

Maximum<br />

Residue Limit?<br />

What is MRL for<br />

Commonly Occurring<br />

Pesticides in Maize?<br />

The maximum residue limit (MRL) is defined as the<br />

maximum concentration of a residue, resulting from<br />

the registered use of a chemical, that is<br />

recommended to be legally permitted or recognized<br />

as acceptable in or on a food, animal feed. The<br />

concentration is expressed in milligrams per<br />

kilogram of the commodity.<br />

Pesticide<br />

Carbofuran<br />

Deltamethrin<br />

Atrazine<br />

Malathion<br />

Thiamethoxam<br />

Thiram<br />

MRL* (ppb)<br />

50<br />

1000<br />

50<br />

8000<br />

50<br />

100<br />

*May cause toxicity at lower levels also if multiple mycotoxin infection is present<br />

Ref: Md. Wasim Aktar 2009,<br />

Vijay J. jadhav 2011<br />

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