First Agro has adopted Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides and Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits as part of our Growing Production standard for greenhouses. Maximum limits for pesticide residues –2930, covers 218 pesticides.
MRLs for pesticides have been established by Codex to ensure that consumers are not exposed to unsafe levels of hazardous and toxic materials.
The MRL standards for Tomato, Colour Capsicum and Cucumber are available in the Acrobat PDF files. As per Codex standards, the foods listed shall not contain more than the MRL or E-MRL (in mg/kg) of the pesticide residue (defined in each individual case in the definition of residue) at (a) the point of entry into a country or (b) at the point of entry into trade channels within a country. This maximum limit shall not be exceeded the levels as defined at any time.
We will keep updating this page with MRL for new vegetables being introduced by First Agro in coming months. For list of MRLs for other vegetables, please visit Codex MRLs page at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/pestres/data/index.html. Details of MRLs by type of fruits and vegetables are listed at Pesticides database http://www.codexalimentarius.net/pestres/data/pesticides/search.html.
Please enter name of a fruit or vegetable in Commodity Search > Commodity Name for details. As an example, if you type “Tomato” under Commodity Name, it will display MRL standard for tomato.
For details on Codex, please visit YouTube to see an overview of Codex titled “Based on science - built on trust” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVbHj97_pMo and download “Understanding Codex” PDF document from Codex Alimentarius. Please visit Codex Alimentarius at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
 
The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations relating to foods, food production and food safety. Its texts are developed and maintained by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body that was established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The Commission's main aims are stated as being to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the international food trade.
 
The Codex standards has become the global reference point for consumers, food producers and processors, national food control agencies and the international food trade. The code has had an enormous impact on the thinking of food producers and processors as well as on the awareness of the end users – the consumers. Its influence extends to every continent, and its contribution to the protection of public health and fair practices in the food trade is immeasurable. Its creation, moreover, has generated food-related scientific research and greatly increased the world community's awareness of the vital issues at stake – food quality, safety and public health.