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Maximum pesticides residues limits in Netherlands & United Kingdom

Active Substance	Limiting Values in PPM
Active Substance	Netherlands	United Kingdom
HCH without Lindane	0.02	0.02
Lindane	0.02	---
Hexachlorobenzene	---	0.01
Aldrin & Dieldrin	0.03	0.01
Sum of DDT	0.15	0.05
Malathion	0.05	8.00
Dicofol	0.05	0.50
Chlorpyrifos	0.01	---
Ethion	0.01	---
Chlordan	0.01	0.02
Parathion	0.10	1.00
Parathion methyl	0.10	0.20
Mevinphos	0.05	---
Sum of Endosulfan	0.02	0.10
Phosalon	1.00	0.10
Vinclozolin	---	0.10
Dimethoat	0.01	0.05
Quintozen	---	1.00
Metacriphos	---	---
Heptachlor & - epoxid	0.21	0.01
Methidathion	---	---
Diazinon	0.05	0.05
Fenitrothion	0.05	0.05
Bromophos	---	---
Mecarbam	---	---
Methoxychlor	0.05	---
Omethoat	---	0.20
Dichlorvos	0.05	---
Phosmet	0.01	---
Methylbromide	---	0.10
Tetradifon	---	---

Maximum residue levels fixed for spices as per the German legislation

1.	Aldrin & Dieldrin	0.1
2.	Chlordane	0.05
3.	Sum of DDT Isomers	1.0
4.	Endrin	0.1
5.	HCH without Lindane	0.2
6.	Heptachlor & Epoxide	0.1
7.	Hexachlor Benzol	0.1
8.	Lindane	0.01
9.	HCN & Cyanides	15.0
10.	Bromides	400.0
11.	Carbaryl	0.1
12.	Carbofuran	0.2
13.	Chlorpyrifos	0.05
14.	Methyl Chlorpyrifos	0.05
15.	Cypermethrin (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
16.	Deltamethrin	0.05
17.	Diazinol	0.02
18.	Dichlorvos	0.1
19.	Diclofop methyl	0.1
20.	Dicofol (Sum of Isomers)	0.02
21.	Dimethoate	0.5
22.	Disulfoton	0.02
23.	Dithiocarbamate	0.05
24.	Endosulfan (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
25.	Ethion	0.05
26.	Fenitrothion	0.05
27.	Fenvalarate (Sum of Isomers)	0.05
28.	Copper based Pesticides	40.0
29.	Malathion	0.05
30.	Methyl Bromide	0.05
31.	Mevinphos	0.05
32.	Omethoate	0.05
33.	Parathion & Para oxon	0.1
34.	Methyl Parathion & Methyl Para oxon	0.1
35.	Phorate	0.05
36.	Phosalone	0.05
37.	Phosphamidon	0.05
38.	Pyrethrin	0.5
39.	Quinalphos	0.01
40.	Quintozen	0.01

Note: Of the above, the limits mentioned against the pesticides 1 to 10 are specific for spices and the remaining are the general regulations for all plant foods.

Pesticide residue limits prescribed by Spain

1.	Acephate	0.10
2.	Atrazine	0.10
3.	Bendiocarb	0.05
4.	Carbaryl	0.10
5.	Carbosulfan	0.10
6.	Chlorpyrifos	0.05
7.	Chlorpyrifos - methyl	0.05
8.	Cipermethrin	0.05
9.	Diazinon	0.05
10.	Dicofol	0.02
11.	Dimethoate	0.05
12.	Etion	0.10
13.	Fentoato	0.05
14.	Fenitrothion	0.05
15.	Fenthron	0.05
16.	Melathron	0.50
17.	Metalaxyl	0.05
18.	Methamidophos	0.01
19.	Monocrotophos	0.02
20.	Omethoate	0.10
21.	Phosalone	0.10
22.	Pirimicarb	0.05
23.	Pirimiphos - methyl	0.01
24.	Profenofos	0.02
25.	Prothiofos	0.02
26.	Pyrazophos	0.01
27.	Terbuconazole	0.05
28.	Tolclophos - methyl	0.01
29.	Triazophos	0.01
30.	Vinclozolin	0.05

U.S. Pesticide tolerances for spices in PPM

Name of the Chemical
Name of the Chemical				In Pepper
Lindane				1.0
BHC
Heptachlor
Heptachlor epoxide 0.01				0.01
Trifluralin
Ehtlene oxide				50.00
Diquat
Dichlorvos 2.0
Dalapon 0.2
Aluminium phosphide				0.1
2, 4 -D				0.1
Glyphosate				0.1
Acephate				4.0
Captan				25.0
Carbaryl				10.0
Carbofuran				1.0
Chlorpyriphos				1.0
Dicofol				5.0
Dimethoate				2.0
Endosulfan				2.0
Ethion				1.0
Malathion				8.0
Metalaxyl				1.0
Methamidophos				1.0
Methomyl				2.0
Methoxychlor				14.0
Parathion				1.0
Methyl parathion				1.0
Methyl bromide				30.0
Phosphamidon				0.5
Quintozene				0.1
Trifluralin				0.05
Chlordane				0.1
DDT, TDE, DDE				0.1
Dieldrin				0.05

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