Pesticide Details

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

Functional Classes

Table Items Commodities MRL Year Symbols Notes
Table Item Avian, edible offal of (group) 0.05 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Fruiting vegetables, cucurbits (group) 0.07 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Coffee beans 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Bush berries (subgroup) 1.5 mg/Kg 2024 Z = zeta-cypermethrin
Table Item Sugar beet 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Root and tuber vegetables (group) 0.01 mg/Kg 2009 (*) Except sugar beet.
Table Item Pulses (group) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Artichoke, globe 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Asparagus 0.4 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Oilseeds and oilfruits (group) 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Milk fats 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Litchi 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Grapes 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Wheat bran, unprocessed 5.0 mg/Kg 2010 PoP
Table Item Bulb onions (subgroup) 0.05 mg/Kg 2024 (*) Za = zeta-cypermethrin and alpha-cypermethrin
Table Item Strawberry 0.07 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Citrus fruits (group) 0.3 mg/Kg 2013 Except shaddocks or pomelos.
Table Item Longan 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Grape, dried (= Currants, Raisins and Sultanas) 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Pummelo and grapefruits (including Shaddock-like hybrids, among others Grapefruit) (subgroup) 0.5 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Peppers chili 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Avocado 0.5 mg/Kg 2024 Z = zeta-cypermethrin
Table Item Mango 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Papaya 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Tea, green, black (black, fermented and dried) 15.0 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Carambola 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Durian 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Milks (group) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 The MRL accommodates external animal treatment.
Table Item Stone fruits (group) 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Pome fruits (group) 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Muscle (from mammals other than marine mammals) (group) 2.0 mg/Kg 2009 (fat) The MRL accommodates external animal treatment. The MRL refers to “meat” for which the portion of the commodity to which the MRL applies, and which is analysed, is the whole commodity (without bones). For fat-soluble pesticides, a portion of the adhering fat is analysed, and MRLs apply to the fat.
Table Item Table olives 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Edible offal (mammalian) (group) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*) The MRL accommodates external animal treatment.
Table Item Barley 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Alfalfa, hay and/or straw 30.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Oats 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Rice 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Rye 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Wheat 2.0 mg/Kg 2010 Po
Table Item Cereal grains (group) 0.3 mg/Kg 2010 Except rice barley, oats, rye and wheat.
Table Item Sugar cane 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Cardamom 3.0 mg/Kg 2016
Table Item Bean, hay and/or straw 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Olive oil, virgin 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Pea, hay and/or straw 2.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Tree nuts (group) 0.05 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Leafy vegetables (group) 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Eggplant 0.03 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Okra 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Peppers chili, dried 10.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Leek 0.05 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Peppers, sweet (including pimento or pimiento) 0.1 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Sweet corn (corn-on-the-cob) 0.05 mg/Kg 2009 (*)
Table Item Tomato 0.2 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Olive oil, refined 0.5 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Brassica vegetables (except Brassica leafy vegetables) (group) 1.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Spices, fruits and berries 0.5 mg/Kg 2011
Table Item Spices, roots and rhizomes 0.2 mg/Kg 2005
Table Item Ginseng 0.03 mg/Kg 2021 (*)
Table Item Eggs (group) 0.01 mg/Kg 2012 (*)
Table Item Legume vegetables (group) 0.7 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Avian fats (group) 0.1 mg/Kg 2012
Table Item Straw and hay of cereal grains (excluding pseudocereals) (subgroup) 10.0 mg/Kg 2009
Table Item Avian muscle (group) 0.1 mg/Kg 2012 (fat) The MRL refers to “meat” for which the portion of the commodity to which the MRL applies, and which is analysed, is the whole commodity (without bones). For fat-soluble pesticides, a portion of the adhering fat is analysed, and MRLs apply to the fat.
Table Item Ginseng, dried including red ginseng 0.15 mg/Kg 2021
Table Item Ginseng, extracts 0.06 mg/Kg 2021 (*)
(*): At or about the limit of determination.
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.
(fat): (for meat) The MRL/EMRL applies to the fat of meat.
Po: The MRL accommodates post-harvest treatment of the commodity.

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