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Basis for setting
The meaning of each alphabetical code is as follows :
Aa : Set by referring to Codex MRLs (However, the codes, from Aa to Af, are applied to the MRLs set after 2006 )
Ab : Set for adopting registration and approval as agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs in Japan (including the MRLs for products of animals which were fed with agricultural products containing the residues of pesticides).
Ac : Set for import tolerance petition (including the MRLs for products of animals in foreign areas fed with agricultural products containing the residues of pesticides).
Ad : Set by usage of Food additives (In Japan, postharvest compounds are categorized as food additives.)
Ae : Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides and contaminants unintentionally used (including pesticides used in the past).
Af : Non-detection (In some cases that ADI is less than 0.03 μg/kg weight/day)
Ag : Other than Aa - Af, Bh
Bh : Provisional MRLs which have not been reviewed since 2006.
Numerical value : Year of adoption
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