MarketEuropean UnionPesticide Maximum Residue Level Lookup (Reg. EC 396/2005)
Know exact EU pesticide residue limits and measurement uncertainty deductions before importing or releasing batches.
Which market this reads
What this check reads: European Union. No other market is covered.
Reads Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and SANTE technical guidelines. US EPA tolerances and UK MRL registers are not read.
What it does
Screens pesticide Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) under Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Article 18 baseline default limits, Article 19 anti-dilution rules, Article 20 processing factors, and SANTE uncertainty deductions.
Ask it like this
youCheck pesticide MRLs and SANTE measurement uncertainty deductions for Imidacloprid on Tomatoes at 0.4 mg/kg and Trifloxystrobin on dried oregano leaves at 1.1 mg/kg.
You never name it yourself. Your assistant picks the right tool: pesticide_mrl__lookup_pesticide_mrl
What you give it
| What to give | Kind of value | Needed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| pesticide_name | string | optional | common name of active substance or pesticide |
| commodity | string | optional | agricultural commodity or crop category |
| measured_value_mg_kg | number | optional | raw laboratory analytical result in mg/kg for compliance evaluation |
| processing_factor | number | optional | optional Article 20 concentration or drying factor |
| uncertainty_pct | number | optional | SANTE expanded measurement uncertainty percentage (default 50.0) |
What you get back
| What comes back | Kind of value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| matches | array | pesticide_name + cas_number + commodity + mrl_mg_kg + product_group + regulation_reference + Source |
| database_mrl_mg_kg | number | base commodity MRL in database (mg/kg) |
| adjusted_mrl_mg_kg | number | processing factor adjusted MRL (mg/kg) |
| enforcement_value_mg_kg | number | lower bound after measurement uncertainty deduction (mg/kg) |
| status | string | COMPLIANT | INCONCLUSIVE_COMPLIANT | NON_COMPLIANT |
| article_19_violation_risk | boolean | true if non-compliant lot cannot be legally diluted or blended |
| disclaimer | string | factual retrieval disclaimer |
Sources
- Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides
- EU Pesticides Database (European Commission Food and Feed Information Portal)
- Commission Guidance Document SANTE/12682/2019 on analytical quality control
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This check reports a confidence score with every answer. Below 80 out of 100 nothing is guessed: the uncertain items go to a review queue and the answer comes back marked "needs review".
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