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Coffee Pesticide Residues Analysis

Coffee bean pesticide and chemical residual standards for Codex Alimentarius, Indonesia, USA and Japan. Pesticide Residues Standards in Coffee:

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Codex Alimentarius Standards:

USA EPA Standards:

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, prescribes limits for various residues and contaminants in food for human consumption. Codex standards are established establishing Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) for 17 agrochemicals in coffee beans. Tolerance limits are prescribed by CODEX for various agro-chemical residues in coffee. Codex agrochemical MRL (ppm):

• Aldicarb 0.1 ppm
• Carbendazim 0.1 ppm
• Carbofuran 1.0 ppm
• Cypermethrin 0.05 ppm
• Deltamethrin 2.0 ppm
• Disulfoton 0.2 ppm
• Fenamiphos 0.1 ppm
• Flucythrinate 0.05 ppm
• Hexaconazole 0.05 ppm
• Oxamyl 0.1 ppm
• Permethrin 0.05 ppm
• Prochloraz 0.2 ppm
• Propiconazole 0.1 ppm
• Terbufos 0.05 ppm
• Triadimefon 0.05 ppm
• Triadimenol 0.1 ppm
• Triazophos 0.05 ppm

Indonesia Standards:
Active substance for the examination of coffee seed. Active Substance Maximum residue (mg/kg):

• Benomil (fungisida) 0.1 ppm
• Dichloruos (Insektisida OP) 2.0 ppm
• Disulfoton (Insektisida OP) 0.1 ppm
• Etefon (herbisida) 0.1 ppm
• Fentin (Fungsidisa) 0.1 ppm
• Flusitrinat (Pyrethroid 0.05 ppm
• Karbofuran (Insektisida Carbonat) 0.1 ppm
• Oksamil (Insektisida Carbonat) 0.1 ppm
• Proklorax (Fungisida) 0.2 ppm
• Profikonazol (Fungisida) 0.1 ppm
• Sifermetrin (Insektisida Pyrethroid) 0.05 ppm
• Triadimefon (Fungisida) 0.1 ppm
• Triazofos (Insektisida OP) 0.05 ppm
  

Tolerance limits prescribed by US EPA for pesticide residues in coffee beans. US EPA Pesticide MRL (ppm):

• Aldicard 0.1 ppm
• Aluminum Phosphide (calculated as phosphide) 0.1 ppm
• Carbofuran 0.1 ppm
• Chlorothalonil 0.2 ppm
• Dalpon 2.0 ppm
• Diazinon 0.2 ppm
• Disulfoton 0.3 ppm
• Ethephon 0.1 ppm
• Fluazifop - butyl 0.1 ppm
• Fluvalinate 0.01 ppm
• Glyphosate & its metabolites 1.0 ppm
• Magnesium phosphide 0.1 ppm
• Methyl bromide 75.0 ppm
• N.N. Diethy-2-propronamide 0.1 ppm
• Oxyflourfen 0.05 ppm
• Paraquat di-chloride 0.05 ppm
• Phorate 0.02 ppm
• 2,4,5-T Zero ppm
• BHC Zero ppm
• Captafol Zero ppm
• DDT Zero ppm
• Ethylene dibromide (EDB) Zero ppm
• Monocrotophos Zero ppm

Japan Standards:
Japanese Pesticide Residues in Green Coffee Beans. Japan Pesticide MRL (ppm):

• 2,4,5-T Not to be detected = max 0 ppm
• Aldicard Max 0.10 ppm
• Amitrole not to be detected
• Bioresmethrin Max 0.10 ppm
• Captafol not to be detected
• Chlorothalonil Max 0.20 ppm
• Cyhexathin not to be detected
• Cypermethrin Max 0.05 ppm
• Cyroconazole Max 0.1 ppm
• Daminozide not to be detected
• Deltamethrin Max 2.0 ppm
• Cichlorvos (Dichorvos DDVP) Max 0.2ppm
• Fluazifop Max 0.1 ppm
• Flucythrinate Max 0.05 ppm
• Glyphosate Max 1.0 ppm
• Hexaconazole Max 0.05 ppm
• Oxamyl Max 0.1 ppm
• Permethrin Max 0.05 ppm
• Prochloraz Max 0.2 ppm
• Propiconazole Max 0.1 ppm
• Triazophos not to be detected