RESIDUE AND ANALYTICAL ASPECTS
Acephate was first evaluated in 1976. The 1994 JMPR withdrew the previous recommendations for the MRLs for broccoli, Brussels sprouts, head cabbages, cauliflowers, citrus fruits and tomato which had been held at Step 7B by the 1989 CCPR (ALINORM 89/24A, para 126). The manufacturer indicated that information on GAP and data on residues found in supervised trials would be available to support new MRLs for these commodities.
The Meeting received data on residues from supervised trials on the commodities mentioned above and information on GAP, the stability of residues in stored analytical samples, methods of residue analysis, and the fate of residues during food processing.
The residues of the metabolite methamidophos were also evaluated and separate MRLs recommended to accommodate methamidophos residues arising both from the use of acephate and the use of methamidophos.
The revised recommendations are listed in Annex I.
