Pesticide Details

118 - Cypermethrins (including alpha- and zeta- cypermethrin)

Functional Classes

Table Items Commodities MRL Year Symbols Notes
Table Item Strawberry 0.07 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Olive oil, refined 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Citrus fruits 0.3 mg/Kg 2013 (excluding shaddocks or pomelos)
Table Item Leafy vegetables 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Egg plant 0.03 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Okra 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Eggs 0.01 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Peppers chili, dried 10.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Peppers, sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Pummelo and grapefruits (including Shaddock-like hybrids, among others Grapefruit) (subgroup) 0.5 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Poultry fats 0.1 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Tomato 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Durian 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Poultry meat 0.1 mg/Kg 2012 (fat)
Table Item Mango 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Carambola 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Papaya 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Poultry, edible offal of 0.05 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Coffee beans 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Pome fruits 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Legume vegetables 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Stone fruits 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Cardamom 3.0 mg/Kg 2016
Table Item Straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains 10.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Table olives 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Oilseed 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Wheat 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Alfalfa fodder 30.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Cereal grains 0.3 mg/Kg 2010 Except rice barley, oats, rye and wheat.
Table Item Barley 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Sugar cane 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Oats 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Rye 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Rice 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Tree nuts 0.05 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Sugar beet 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Root and tuber vegetables 0.01 mg/Kg 2009 (*) Except sugar beet
Table Item Artichoke, globe 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Asparagus 0.4 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Leek 0.05 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Bean fodder 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Onion, bulb 0.01 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Milk fats 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Litchi 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Pea hay or pea fodder (dry) 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Brassica (cole or cabbage) vegetables, head cabbage, flowerhead brassicas 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Longan 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Wheat bran, unprocessed 5.0 mg/Kg 2010 PoP
Table Item Spices, fruits and berries 0.5 mg/Kg 2011
Table Item Spices, roots and rhizomes 0.2 mg/Kg 2005
Table Item Milks 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 The MRL accommodates external animal treatment.
Table Item Peppers chili 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Dried grapes (=currants, raisins and sultanas) 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits 0.07 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals) 2.0 mg/Kg 2009 (fat) The MRL accommodates external animal treatment.
Table Item Edible offal (mammalian) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*) The MRL accommodates external animal treatment.
Table Item Tea, green, black (black, fermented and dried) 15.0 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Pulses 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Olive oil, virgin 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Grapes 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
(*): At or about the limit of determination.
(fat): (for meat) The MRL/EMRL applies to the fat of meat.
Po: The MRL accommodates post-harvest treatment of the commodity.
PoP: (for processed foods) The MRL accommodates post-harvest treatment of the primary food commodity. E: (only for MRLs) The MRL is based on extraneous residues.

JMPR-related informations

ADI/PTDI 0-0.02 mg/kg bw Group ADI for cypermethrins, including alpha-cypermethrin and zeta-cypermethrin (2006)
Residue definition: For compliance with the MRL and for estimation of dietary intake for plant and animal commodities: Cypermethrin (sum of isomers). The residue is fat soluble.
Used also as veterinary drug