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CROP GROUPING PETITION – LEAFY VEGETABLES,

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT (ADDITION) TO 40 CFR 180.41 (c) AND 180.1 (g)

(Alexanders, leaves;  Amaranth;  Amaranth, bush greens;  Amaranth,
Chinese;  Amaranth, slender;  Amaranth, slim;  Amaranth, spiny;
Amaranth, spleen;  Arugula;  Aster, Indian;  Beet, garden, leaves;
Bellflower, Chinese, leaves;  Blackjack;  Blue ape, leaves;  Broccoli
raab;  Broccoli, Chinese;  Cabbage, Abyssinian;  Cabbage, Seakale;
Cassava, leaves;  Cat’s Whiskers;  Cham-chwi;  Cham-na-mul;  Chayote,
leaves;  Chervil;  Chicory, leaves;  Chinese cabbage (bok choy);
Chinese flat cabbage;  Chipilin;  Chrysanthemum, corn;  Chrysanthemum,
edible-leaved;  Chrysanthemum, garland;  Chrysanthemum, tricolor;
Collards;  Corn salad;  Corn salad, Italian;  Cosmos;  Cress, American;
Cress, Garden;  Cress, Upland;  Dandelion;  Dock;  Dol-nam-mul;  Ebolo;
Endive;  Fameflower;  Feather cockscomb;  Fern, Black lady;  Fern,
Bracken;  Fern, Broad buckler;  Fern, Cinnamon;  Ferns, Edible
(Fiddleheads);  Fern, Lady;  Fern, Leather;  Fern, Mother;  Fern,
Ostrich;  Fern, Vegetable;  Fern, Zenmai;  Flowering white cabbage (choi
sum);  Good King Henry;  Hanover salad;  Huauzontle;  Iceplant;  Jute;
Kabuna;  Kale;  Kale, branching bush;  Kale, Jersey;  Kale, marrow-stem;
 Lamb’s lettuce;  Lettuce, bitter;  Lettuce, head;  Lettuce, leaf;
Lettuce, Romaine;  Maca;  Mizuna;  Mustard greens;  Mustard, field
greens;  Mustard, leaf;  Mustard, big-stem;  Mustard, tuberous rooted
Chinese;  Orach;  Parsley, fresh;  Parsley, Italian;  Peppergrass;
Plantain, buckhorn;  Plantain, common;  Primrose, English;  Purple-stem
mustard;  Purslane, Garden;  Purslane, Winter;  Radish, leaves;  Radish,
Oil, leaves;  Radish, Rat-tail, greens;  Rampion, leaves;  Rape greens;
Rocket, wild;  Rutabaga, greens;  Salsify, black, leaves;  Shepherd’s
purse;  Sowthistle;  Sowthistle, field;  Spinach;  Spinach, Malabar;
Spinach, New Zealand;  Sweet potato, leaves;  Swiss chard;  Tanier
Spinach;  Tanier, leaves;  Taro, leaves;  Turnip, greens;  Ulluco,
leaves;  Velvet plant, leaves;  Violet, Chinese;  Watercress;  Yam,
leaves;  Yam, Chinese, leaves;  Yam, Greater, leaves;  Yam, Lesser,
leaves;  Yam, Mapuey, leaves; Yam, White, leaves;  Yam, Yellow, leaves)

PR 10777

AUTHORS

William P. Barney and Tracey Switek

INTERREGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NO. 4

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

500 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, 201W

PRINCETON, NJ 08540

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Publication

No. A - 27200-13-11, Supported by State, U.S. Hatch Act

and other U.S. Department of Agriculture funds.

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VOLUME 1 OF 3	  PAGEREF _Toc292957285 \h  1

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957286"  TABLE OF CONTENTS	  PAGEREF
_Toc292957286 \h  2

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957287"  TECHNICAL AMENDMENT (ADDITION):
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  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957288"  PROPOSED AMENDMENT	  PAGEREF
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  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957289"  BACKGROUND	  PAGEREF _Toc292957289 \h  7

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957290"  CULTURAL INFORMATION	  PAGEREF
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  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957291"  PEST PROBLEMS	  PAGEREF _Toc292957291 \h
 7

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957292"  PROPOSED CROP GROUP	  PAGEREF
_Toc292957292 \h  8

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957293"  PROPOSED CROP GROUP AND SUBGROUPS
PAGEREF _Toc292957293 \h  12

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957294"  CROP DEFINITIONS	  PAGEREF _Toc292957294
\h  13

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957295"  SUGGESTED INTERIM TOLERANCE EXPRESSIONS
 PAGEREF _Toc292957295 \h  14

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957296"  Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy
Vegetables	  PAGEREF _Toc292957296 \h  17

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957297"  Table 2. Tolerances established on
Brassica Leafy Vegetables	  PAGEREF _Toc292957297 \h  30

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957298"  Table 3. Tolerances established on
Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables (Human Food)	  PAGEREF _Toc292957298
\h  40

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957299"  Table 4. Leafy Greens Production in 2009
(FAOSTAT)	  PAGEREF _Toc292957299 \h  42

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957300"  Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons –
Leafy Vegetables	  PAGEREF _Toc292957300 \h  43

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957301"  ATTACHMENT 1.  CHEMSAC PROPOSAL – MAY
5, 2010	  PAGEREF _Toc292957301 \h  51

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957302"  ATTACHMENT 2.  CHEMSAC MINUTES – MAY
19, 2010	  PAGEREF _Toc292957302 \h  61

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957303"  ATTACHMENT 3. SYMPOSIUM PROPOSAL
PAGEREF _Toc292957303 \h  68

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957304"  ATTACHMENT 4.  MONOGRAPHS – LEAFY
VEGETABLES	  PAGEREF _Toc292957304 \h  87

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957305"  ATTACHMENT 5.  MONOGRAPHS – BRASSICA
LEAFY VEGETABLES	  PAGEREF _Toc292957305 \h  137

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957306"  ATTACHMENT 6.  MONOGRAPHS – LEAVES OF
ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES (HUMAN FOOD)	  PAGEREF _Toc292957306 \h  177

  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc292957307"  ATTACHMENT 7. MONOGRAPH REFERENCES
PAGEREF _Toc292957307 \h  203

 VOLUME 2.  REFERENCES

VOLUME 3.  REFERENCES

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT (ADDITION):

40 CFR 180.41 (c)

	IR-4 Project and the International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee
(ICGCC) propose an amendment to 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (4) Crop Group 4,
Leafy Vegetables.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

Amend the existing crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (4) that consists of
the following subgroups and 27 commodity entries:

Crop Subgroup 4A. Leafy greens subgroup:

Amaranth (leafy amaranth, Chinese spinach, tampala),  Amaranthus spp.

Arugula (Roquette),  Eruca sativa

Chervil,  Anthriscus cerefolium

Chrysanthemum, Edible-leaved,  Chrysanthemum coronarium var. coronarium

Chrysanthemum, Garland,  Chrysanthemum coronarium var. spatiosum

Corn salad,  Valerianella locusta

Cress, garden,  Lepidium sativum

Cress, upland (yellow rocket, winter cress), Barbarea vulgaris

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale

Dock (sorrel), Rumex spp.

Endive (escarole), Cichorium endivia

Lettuce, leaf and head, Lactuca sativa

Orach, Atriplex hortensis

Parsley, Petroselinum crispum

Purslane, Garden, Portulaca oleracea

Purslane, Winter, Montia perfoliata

Radicchio (red chicory), Cichorium intybus

Spinach, Spinacia oleracea

Spinach, New Zealand, Tetragonia tetragonioides, T. expansa

Spinach, Vine (Malabar spinach, Indian spinach, Basella alba

Crop Subgroup 4B. Leaf petioles subgroup:

Cardoon,  Cynara cardunculus

Celery,  Apium graveolens var. dulce

Celery, Chinese,  Apium graveolens var. secalinum

Celtuce,  Lactuca sativa var. angustana

Fennel, Florence (finochio), Foeniculum vulgare Azoricum Group

Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum

Swiss chard, Beta vulgaris var. cicla

To an expanded crop group that consists of the following subgroups and
commodity entries:

Crop Subgroup 4A. Leafy greens subgroup:

Amaranth, Amaranthaceae,  Amaranthus spp.; including Spiny amaranth,
Amaranthus spinosus L.; Spleen amaranth, Amaranthus dubius C. Mart. ex.
Thell.; Slim amaranth, Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.; Bush greens,
Amaranthus cruentus L.; Slender amaranth, Amaranthus viridis L.;
Amaranth, Chinese, Amaranthus tricolor L.

Aster, Indian,  Asteraceae,  Kalimeris indica (L.) Sch. Bip.

Blackjack,  Asteraceae,  Bidens pilosa L.

Cat’s Whiskers,  Cleomaceae,  Cleome gynandra L.

Cham-chwi, Asteraceae, Doellingeria scabra (Thunb.) Nees

Cham-na-mul, Apiaceae, Pimpinella calycina Maxim

Chervil,  Apiaceae,  Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.,

Chipilin,  Fabaceae,  Crotalaria longirostrata Hook & Arn.

Chrysanthemum, corn, Glebionis segetum (L.) Fourr. Including Shungiku,
Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev

Chrysanthemum, edible-leaved,  Asteraceae,  Glebionis spp.

Chrysanthemum, garland,  Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach

Chrysanthemum, tricolor,  Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev

Corn salad,  Valerianaceae,  Valerianella spp.; including Lamb’s
lettuce,  Valerianella locusta (L.) and Italian Corn salad,
Valerianella eriocarpa Desv.

Cosmos,  Asteraceae,  Cosmos caudatus Kunth

Dandelion,  Asteraceae, Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. aggr.

Dock, Polygonaceae, Rumex patientia L.

Dol-nam-mul, Crassulaceae, Sedum sarmentosum Bunge

Ebolo, Asteraceae, Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore

Endive, Asteraceae, Cichorium endivia L. ssp. endivia

Fameflower, Portulacaceae,  Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.

Feather cockscomb, Amaranthaceae,  Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC.

Ferns, Edible (Fiddleheads):  Including:  Black lady fern, Woodsiaceae,
Deparia japonica (Thunb.) M. Kato; Bracken fern, Dennstaedtiaceae,
Pteridium aquilinum  (L.) Kuhn;  Broad buckler fern, Dryopteridaceae,
Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.) A. Gray;  Cinnamon fern, Osmundaceae,
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C. Presl;  Lady fern, Woodsiaceae,
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ex Mert.; Leather fern, Pteridaceae,
Acrostichum aureum L.; Mother fern, Woodsiaceae, Diplazium proliferum
(Lam.) Thouars; Ostrich fern, Onocleaceae, Matteuccia struthiopteris
(L.) Tod.; Vegetable fern, Woodsiaceae, Diplazium esculentum (Retz.)
Sw.; Zenmai fern, Osmundaceae, Osmunda japonica Thunb. [all by crop
definition]

Good King Henry, Chenopodiaceae, Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.

Huauzontle, Chenopodiaceae, Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.

Iceplant, Aizoaceae, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.

Jute, Tiliaceae, Corchorus spp.

Lettuce, bitter, Asteraceae, Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern)
C. Jeffrey

Lettuce, head and leaf, Asteraceae, Lactuca sativa L.; including:
Romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia Lam.; Leaf lettuce,
Lactuca sativa var. crispa L. and Lettuce, head, Lactuca sativa var.
capitata L.

Orach, Chenopodiaceae, Atriplex hortensis L.

Parsley, fresh, Apiaceae, Petroselinum crispum ( Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.
Hill; including Italian Parsley, Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Danert

Plantain, Plantaginaceae, Plantago spp.; including Buckhorn plantain,
Plantago lanceolata L. and Common plantain, P. major L.

Primrose, English, Primulaceae, Primula vulgaris Huds.

Purslane, Garden, Portulacaceae, Portulaca oleracea L.

Purslane, Winter, Portulacaceae, Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.

Sowthistle, Asteraceae, Sonchus oleraceus L. and including Sowthistle,
field, Sonchus brachyotus DC.

Spinach, Chenopodiaceae, Spinacia oleracea L.

Spinach, Malabar, Basellaceae, Basella alba L.

Spinach, New Zealand, Aizoaceae, Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.)
Kuntze

Swiss chard, Chenopodiaceae, 	Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris

Tanier Spinach, Araceae, Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl.

Violet, Chinese, Acanthaceae, Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson

Crop Subgroup 4B. Leafy Brassica greens subgroup:

Arugula,  Brassicaceae ,  Eruca sativa Mill.

Broccoli, Chinese,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
(L.H. Bailey) Musil

Broccoli raab,  Brassicaceae ,  Brassica ruvo L.H. Bailey

Cabbage, Abyssinian,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica carinata A. Braun

Cabbage, Seakale,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC.

Chinese cabbage (bok choy),  Brassicaceae ,  Brassica rapa subsp.
chinensis (L.) Hanelt; including Flowering white cabbage (choi sum),
Brassicaceae,  Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt var.
parachinensis (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt; Purple-stem mustard,  Brassicaceae,
 Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt var. purpuraria (L. H.
Bailey) Kitam. and Chinese flat cabbage,   Brassicaceae,  Brassica rapa
L. subsp. narinosa (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt

Collards,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea var. viridis L.

Cress, Garden,  Brassicaceae,  Lepidium sativum L. including
Peppergrass,  Brassicaceae,  Lepidium virginicum L.

Cress, Upland,  Brassicaceae,  Barbarea vulgaris W. T. Aiton including
American cress,  Brassicaceae,  Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.

Hanover salad,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica napus var. pabularia (DC.) Rchb.

Kale, common,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.;
including Kale, branching bush,   Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea L.
var. ramosa DC.; Kale, Jersey,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea L. var.
palmifolia DC. And Kale, marrow-stem,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica oleracea
L. var. medullosa Thell.

Maca,  Brassicaceae,  	Lepidium meyenii Walp.

Mizuna,  Brassicaceae,   Brassicaceae,  Brassica rapa L. subsp.
nipposinica (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt including Kabuna,  Brassicaceae,
Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt var.
perviridis L. H. Bailey

Mustard greens,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica juncea subspp.; including Leaf
mustard,  Brassicaceae,   Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp.
integrifolia (H. West) Thell.  And Big-stem mustard,  Brassicaceae,
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. subsp. tsatsai (T. L. Mao) Gladis

Mustard, tuberous rooted Chinese,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica juncea (L.)
Czern. subsp. napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) Gladis

Radish leaves,  Brassicaceae,  Raphanus sativus L. var sativus;
including Rat-tail radish greens,  Brassicaceae,  Raphanus sativus L.
var. mougri H. W. J. Helm and Oil radish greens,  Brassicaceae,
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.

Rape greens,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica napus L. var. napus including
Field mustard greens,  Brassicaceae,   Brassica rapa subsp. trilocularis
(Roxb.) Hanelt; Brassica rapa subsp. dichotoma (Roxb.) Hanelt and
Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera Metzg.

Rocket, wild,  Brassicaceae,  Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.

Rutabaga greens,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica napus var. napobrassica (L.)
Rchb.

Shepherd’s purse,  Brassicaceae, Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik

Turnip greens,  Brassicaceae,  Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa

Watercress,  Brassicaceae,  Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton

Crop Subgroup 4C. Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables (Human food):

Alexanders leaves,  Apiaceae,  Smyrnium olusatrum L.

Beet, garden leaves,  Chenopodiaceae,  Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris

Bellflower, Chinese, leaves,  Campulanaceae,  Platycodon grandiflorus
(Jacq.) A. DC.

Cassava, leaves,  Euphorbiaceae,  Manihot esculenta Crantz

Chayote leaves,  Cucurbitaceae,  Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

Chicory,  Asteraceae,  Cichorium intybus L.,

Rampion leaves, Campanulaceae, Campanula rapunculus L.

Salsify, Black, leaves, Asteraceae, Scorzonera hispanica L.

Sweet potato leaves, Convolvulaceae, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var.
batatas

Tanier leaves, Araceae, Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott; including
Blue ape leaves, Xanthosoma violaceum Schott

Taro leaves, Araceae, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Ulluco leaves, Basellaceae, Ullucus tuberosus Caldas

Velvet plant leaves, Asteraceae, Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Yam leaves, Dioscoreaceae, Dioscorea spp.; including Greater yam,
Dioscorea alata L.; Chinese yam, Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.; Lesser
yam, Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill; White yam, Dioscorea rotundata
Poir.; Mapuey, Dioscorea trifida L.f. and Yellow yam, Dioscorea
cayenensis Lam.

BACKGROUND

Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, or
leafy greens are leaves of plants that are cooked (steamed, stir-fried
or cooked) or eaten fresh as a vegetable.  They come from a wide variety
of plants, but share common characteristics in leaf morphology.  Leafy
vegetables often come from short-lived herbaceous plants such as spinach
and lettuce.  Leaves of root and tuber crops are also consumed.  Leafy
vegetables are low in fat and calories and high in dietary fiber,
calcium , iron and potassium and numerous vitamins.  Leafy vegetables
have edible parts, mainly leaves, that are fully exposed to pesticides
during their growth period.

CULTURAL INFORMATION

Leafy vegetables and Brassica leafy vegetables are typically cool season
crops that are grown as row crops.  Crops that are consumed as leaves of
roots and tubers (human food) are typically warm season crops, also
grown as row crops.  More detailed information can be found in the crop
monographs in this volume.

PEST PROBLEMS

There are numerous insect pests, diseases and weeds that adversely
impact the growth and quality of leafy vegetables.  These insects, weeds
and pathogens often need to be controlled by insecticides, fungicides
and herbicides.

Damage to leafy vegetables results from holes chewed in leaves by
caterpillars and beetles, leaf mining by fly larvae and disease
transmission and head contamination by piercing sucking insects.  Major
pests of leafy vegetables are beet and southern armyworms, cutworms,
cabbage loopers, dipterous leafminers, aphids, cucumber beetles and
wireworms.  Less common pests of leafy vegetables include seedcorn
maggot, seedcorn beetle and corn earworm (  HYPERLINK
"http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ig161"  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ig161 ).
Disease pests include powdery mildew (dandelion); anthracnose, mosaic,
cotton root rot, rust, leaf and limb rot (endive and chicory); Botrytis,
damping off, downy mildew, mosaic virus complex and soft rot (lettuce);
and white rust, downy mildew, Alternaria leaf spot, damping off,
anthracnose, curly top, beet western yellow viruses, and Fusarium
decline (spinach).  Weeds include winter annuals (lettuce) and pigweed,
purslane, annual grasses, winter annual broadleaves, sow thistle and
mallow (spinach)
(http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/texascrops/leafygreensandp
etioles/index.html).

A crop group regulation would facilitate the establishment of pesticide
tolerances on numerous pesticides that are needed to control a wide
diversity of leafy vegetable pests.

PROPOSED CROP GROUP

The revised Leafy Vegetable crop group proposal was initiated at the
USDA/IR-4 Crop Grouping Symposium in Washington, DC, October 2002 (see
Attachment 3 for the Symposium proposal).  This workgroup was Chaired by
Dan Kunkel (IR-4) and Co-Chaired by Tom Bloem, Hong Chen, Doug Dotson,
Mary Lamberts, Yuen-Shaung NG and Ray Ratto.

The revised crop group was further discussed and developed within the
Leafy Vegetable (except Brassica vegetable) Workgroup of the
International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee (ICGCC).  This
workgroup consisted of 72 U.S. crop or regulatory experts from
agriculture commodity groups, universities, agrichemical industry, IR-4
Project, USDA and EPA, and also 77 international crop or regulatory
experts representing 26 countries.  The Workgroup discussed, added
additional crops and validated each of the proposed commodities.  Tracey
Switek (author, IR-4) researched, updated and developed new commodity
monographs (included in this volume) as supporting data.  A list of
references is provided at the end of the monographs (Attachment 7).
William Barney (author, IR-4), then reviewed and edited the monographs.
Copies of partial references used in the revision and new monographs are
included as Volumes 2 and 3 of this submission.

An important aspect of developing this new crop group was the
harmonization with the Codex Crop Classification of Foods and Animal
Feeds.  The Codex classification system is currently under revision and
revisions to the US system are used as a basis for the Codex revision.
The IR-4/EPA Crop Grouping Working Group and the ICGCC are making every
effort to collaborate with the revision of the Codex crop
classification.

In the current US system, Leafy Vegetable Group 4 includes both a Leafy
greens subgroup 4A and a Leaf petiole subgroup 4B, while Leafy Brassica
greens are included as a subgroup (Leafy Brassica greens subgroup 5B) in
Crop Group 5.   In the current Codex Crop Classification of Foods and
Animal Feeds, the Leafy vegetables Group 013 includes Brassica leafy
vegetables, while Stalk and stem vegetables are included in a separate
Group 017.

IR-4 (Bill Barney and Tracey Switek) and the EPA (Bernard Schneider,
Ph.D) developed a joint ChemSAC proposals (  HYPERLINK  \l
"_ATTACHMENT_1._CHEMSAC"  Attachment 1 ).  Proposal 1 was to “Transfer
the Brassica Leafy Vegetable Subgroup 5B to Crop Group 4 (Leafy
Vegetables except Brassica Vegetables) to form a new Subgroup 4C (Leafy
Brassica Vegetables) and rename Group 4 as Leafy Vegetables and Crop
Group 5 as the Head and Stem Brassica Vegetable Group.  This proposal
was developed because Leafy Vegatables and Brassica leafy vegetables are
similar in growth pattern, leaf exposure and pesticide residues.
Inclusion of Brassica leafy vegetables in a separate subgroup is
desirable because of potentially different actions of herbicides on
leafy Brassicas verses other leafy (non-Brassica) crops.  The similarity
of the two subgroups (4A and 5B) was borne out by a comparison of
existing tolerances.  ChemSAC (see minutes –   HYPERLINK  \l
"_ATTACHMENT_2._CHEMSAC"  Attachment 2 ) felt that moving the Brassica
Leafy Vegetable Subgroup 4B into the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 would be
justified by keeping it as a separate subgroup in Leafy Vegetable Group
4.  ChemSAC also recommended that further research into a possible
Subgroup 4C:  Brassica Leafy Vegetables should be made into the
representative commodity being either mustard greens or kale to avoid
trade irritants with Canada.

Proposal 2 in the joint IR-4 and EPA proposal (  HYPERLINK  \l
"_ATTACHMENT_1._CHEMSAC"  Attachment 1 ) suggested that adding stalk and
stem vegetables to Subgroup 4B (leaf petioles) would be comparable to
Codex Group 017, Stalk and Stem Vegetables.  The Codex Stalk and Stem
group contains several petiole crops, including celery and rhubarb,
which are already members of Subgroup 4B.  ChemSAC (  HYPERLINK  \l
"_ATTACHMENT_2._CHEMSAC"  Attachment 2 ) agreed that combining stem and
stalk vegetables into the Leaf petiole subgroup 4B was a good idea.
Also, ChemSAC agreed that the stalk, stem and petiole vegetable could be
a separate crop goup similar to Codex.  In an effort to harmonize with
Codex, leaf petiole crops will be added to a proposed new Stalk, Stem
and Leaf Petiole crop group to be submitted in the near future.

Proposal 3 in the joint IR-4 and EPA proposal (  HYPERLINK  \l
"_ATTACHMENT_1._CHEMSAC"  Attachment 1 ) offered the options of creating
a new subgroup for aquatic vegetables in the Leafy Vegetable crop group
4 or to establish an entirely new crop group called Aqutic Vegetable
crop group.  ChemSAC (  HYPERLINK  \l "_ATTACHMENT_2._CHEMSAC"
Attachment 2 ) in general recommended that aquatic vegetables should be
in a separate crop group rather than making it a separate subgroup in
the Leafy Vegetable Crop Group 4 since one aquatic vegetable would have
to be a representative commodity in Crop Group 4.  Aquatic vegetable
crops were not included in this proposal.

This submission also proposes the inclusion of a separate subgroup for
Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables (Human Food) in the Leafy Vegetable
crop group.  This concept is based on turnip greens which as included in
the “Reviewer’s Guide and Summary of HED ChemSAC Approvals for
Amending Crop Group/Subgroups [40 CFR 180.41] and Commodity Definitions
[40 CFR 180.1(h)], June 14, 2006, indicates that turnip greens will be
removed from Crop Group 2: Leaves of root and tuber vegetables group [40
CFR 180.41 (2)] and it will become a member of Crop Group 5B:  Leafy
Brassica greens.  Forage turnip varieties grown for livestock feed uses
only will remain in Crop Group 2:  Leaves of root and tuber vegetables
group.  In addition, leaves of radish and rutabaga, also in the
Brassicaceae family, are also proposed for inclusion in a Brassica Leafy
subgroup.

Chinese broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra (L.H. Bailey) in
currently a member of Crop Subgroup 5A. Head and stem Brassica subgroup.
 The leaf morphology of Chinese broccoli is more of a leafy nature
rather than forming a tight head similar to other members of the Head
and Stem subgroup.  Residues in Chinese broccoli can be higher than the
representative commodities of broccoli and cabbage (unpublished IR-4
data).  This submission therefore proposes that Chinese broccoli be
included in Subgroup 4-B, Brassica leafy vegetables.

Also, arugula (Eruca sativa Mill.), garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.)
and upland cress (Barbarea vulgaris W. T. Aiton) are currently member of
the Leafy greens Subgroup 4A.  These crops are members of the
Brassicaceae family and are therefore proposed for inclusion in Subgroup
4B, Brassica leafy vegetables instead of Leafy greens Subgroup 4A.

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris) is currently a member of
Crop Group 4-B Leaf petioles subgroup.  Because both the leaves and
petioles are consumed and the leaves constitute a major portion of the
plant, this crop grouping proposal includes Swiss chard in the Leafy
greens Subgroup 4A.

Some crops that are consumed both as herbs and as a leafy green
including mallow (Malva spp.), white mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora Wall.
ex DC), paracress (Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen) and Asiatic
pennywort (Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. ) were researched and considered,
but since they are mainly used for flavoring or seasoning and there is
little commercial production, it was thought these crops would be better
placed in a revised Herb and Spice Crop Group.

In addition crops such as cilantro, dokudami, grains of selim, honewort,
nettle and perilla that were previously included in the revised Herb and
Spice crop group submission were not included in this Leafy Vegetable
proposal.

Leaves of certain Cucurbitaceae vegetables such as bitter melon
(Momordica spp.), chayote (Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.), edible gourd
(Luffa spp.), pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) and fluted pumpkin (Telfairia
occidentalis Hook. f.) were also considered.  Leaves of Cucurbit
vegetables are consumed in Asia, Africa and India, but were not included
in the Leafy Vegetable proposal because the leaves are morphologically
dissimilar to other typical leafy vegetables and do not readily fit into
the proposed subgroups.

Leaves of certain Solanaceae crops such as African nightshade (Solanum
spp.) [African vegetable], hot peppers (Capsicum spp.) [Asian cuisine]
and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) [Middle East, Asia, part
of North America and Caribbean] were also considered and researched, but
were also omitted from this proposal because of the morphological
dissimilarity to other typical leafy vegetables.

Another crop considered, but not included was lambsquarter (Chenopodium
album L.), which although consumed in certain parts of the world
(Africa, India, Japan and China), is considered a noxious weed in many
other parts of the world.

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) was considered and although widely
consumed in Africa, it was not included in this proposal because of its
morphological dissimilarity to other typical leafy vegetables.

Commodities currently included in Codex Group 013 (Leafy vegetables
(including Brassica leafy vegetables)), but not included in this
proposal include:  (1) betel leaves [carcinogenic]; (2) box thorn
[leaves used to make tea]; (3) grape leaves [leaves of vines]; kangkung
[water spinach, aquatic noxious weed in the US]; (4) marsh marigold
[weed, poisonous]; (5) papaya leaves [leaves of a tree]; (6) pokeweed
[toxic, medicinal]; (7) roselle leaves [use mostly medicinal]; sea kale
[will include in stalk, stem and petiole crop group] and senna leaves
[medicinal, laxative].

Selection of representative commodities should be based on a
representative commodity that is most likely to:  (1) contain the
highest residues; (2) be major in terms of production and/or consumption
and (3) similar in morphology, growth habit, pest problems and edible
portion to the related commodities within a group or subgroup.  Based on
these criteria, three representative commodities are proposed (head
lettuce, leaf lettuce and spinach) for Subgroup 4A; one representative
commodity (mustard greens or kale) is proposed for Subgroup 4B and two
representative commodities (garden beet and sweet potato leaves) are
proposed for Subgroup 4C.  The majority of tolerances established on
Leafy Vegetables, Brassica Leafy Vegetables and Leaves of Root and Tuber
crops (human food) are based on the established crop groups (see
HYPERLINK  \l "_Table_1._Tolerances"  Table 1 ,   HYPERLINK  \l
"_Table_2._Tolerances"  Table 2  and   HYPERLINK  \l
"_Table_3._Tolerances"  Table 3 ).  Production statistics provided by
FAO include lettuce and chicory and spinach (see   HYPERLINK  \l
"_Table_4._Leafy"  Table 4 ).  Table 5 shows a comparison of the Codex
Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds, the EU regulations and the
proposed US revision.  This revised crop group regulation would benefit
growers and consumers, save considerable taxpayer’s money on residue
studies, save time for government agencies on review of residue data and
facilitate the establishment of import tolerances.

PROPOSED CROP GROUP AND SUBGROUPS

Crop Group / Subgroup	Proposed Rep. Commodities

Proposed Commodities

4A.  Leafy Vegetables	Head Lettuce and Leaf Lettuce and Spinach
Amaranth;  Amaranth, bush greens;  Amaranth, Chinese;  Amaranth,
slender;  Amaranth, slim;  Amaranth, spiny;  Amaranth, spleen;  Aster,
Indian;  Blackjack;  Cat’s Whiskers;  Cham-chwi;  Cham-na-mul;
Chervil;  Chipilin;  Chrysanthemum, corn;  Chrysanthemum, edible-leaved;
 Chrysanthemum, garland;  Chrysanthemum, tricolor;  Corn salad;  Corn
salad, Italian;  Cosmos;  Dandelion;  Dock;  Dol-nam-mul;  Ebolo;
Endive;  Fameflower;  Feather cockscomb;  Fern, Black lady;  Fern,
Bracken;  Fern, Broad buckler;  Fern, Cinnamon;  Ferns, Edible
(Fiddleheads);  Fern, Lady;  Fern, Leather;  Fern, Mother;  Fern,
Ostrich;  Fern, Vegetable;  Fern, Zenmai;  Good King Henry;  Huauzontle;
 Iceplant;  Jute;  Lamb’s lettuce;  Lettuce, bitter;  Lettuce, head;
Lettuce, leaf;  Lettuce, Romaine;  Orach;  Parsley, fresh;  Parsley,
Italian;  Plantain, buckhorn;  Plantain, common;  Primrose, English;
Purslane, Garden;  Purslane, Winter;  Sowthistle;  Sowthistle, field;
Spinach;  Spinach, Malabar;  Spinach, New Zealand;  Swiss chard;  Tanier
Spinach;  Violet, Chinese

4B.  Brassica Leafy Vegetables	Mustard Greens or Kale	Arugula;  Broccoli
raab;  Broccoli, Chinese;  Cabbage, Abyssinian;  Cabbage, Seakale;
Chinese cabbage (bok choy);  Chinese flat cabbage;  Collards;  Cress,
American;  Cress, Garden;  Cress, Upland;  Flowering white cabbage (choi
sum);  Hanover salad;  Kabuna;  Kale;  Kale, branching bush;  Kale,
Jersey;  Kale, marrow-stem;  Maca;  Mizuna;  Mustard, field greens;
Mustard, big-stem;  Mustard greens;  Mustard, leaf;  Mustard, tuberous
rooted Chinese;  Peppergrass;  Purple-stem mustard;  Radish, leaves;
Radish, Oil, greens;  Radish, Rat-tail, greens;  Rape greens;  Rocket,
wild;  Rutabaga greens;  Shepherd’s purse;  Turnip greens;  Watercress

4C.  Leaves of Roots and Tubers (Human Food)	Beet, garden, leaves and
Sweet potato, leaves	Alexanders, leaves;  Beet, garden, leaves;
Bellflower, Chinese, leaves;  Blue ape, leaves;  Cassava, leaves;
Chayote, leaves;  Chicory, leaves;  Rampion, leaves;  Salsify, black,
leaves;  Sweet potato, leaves;  Tanier, leaves;  Taro, leaves;  Ulluco,
leaves;  Velvet plant, leaves;  Yam, leaves;  Yam, Chinese, leaves;
Yam, Greater, leaves;  Yam, Lesser, leaves;  Yam, Mapuey, leaves;  Yam,
White, leaves;  Yam, Yellow, leaves

CROP DEFINITIONS

The current crop definitions that include Leafy vegetables include the
following:

Specific Commodities Included in Definition

Comments

A 	B

Lettuce 	Lettuce, head; and lettuce, leaf

Lettuce, head 	Lettuce, head; crisphead varieties only

Lettuce, leaf 	Lettuce, leaf; cos (romaine), butterhead varieties

Endive 	Endive, escarole

One additional crop definition is proposed for ferns, edible
(fiddleheads) that includes many similar ferns.  The following is a
proposed crop definition for ferns, edible (fiddleheads):

A	B

Ferns, Edible (Fiddleheads)	Black lady fern; Bracken fern; Broad buckler
fern; Cinnamon fern; Lady fern; Leather fern; Mother fern; Ostrich fern;
Vegetable fern and Zenmari fern

SUGGESTED INTERIM TOLERANCE EXPRESSIONS

	Until the new crop group is published in 40 CFR, the author suggests
that the Minor Use Branch of the Registration Division and the ChemSAC,
EPA/OPP approve the proposed crop group and establish the following
interim tolerance expressions to be used in tolerance petitions:

Crop Subgroup 4A. Leafy greens subgroup:

Amaranth

Amaranth, bush greens

Amaranth, Chinese

Amaranth, slender

Amaranth, slim

Amaranth, spiny

Amaranth, spleen

Aster, Indian

Blackjack

Cat’s Whiskers

Cham-chwi

Cham-na-mul

Chervil

Chipilin

Chrysanthemum, corn

Chrysanthemum, edible-leaved

Chrysanthemum, garland

Chrysanthemum, tricolor

Corn salad

Corn salad, Italian

Cosmos

Dandelion

Dock

Dol-nam-mul

Ebolo

Endive

Fameflower

Feather cockscomb

Fern, Black lady

Fern, Bracken

Fern, Broad buckler

Fern, Cinnamon

Ferns, Edible (Fiddleheads)

Fern, Lady

Fern, Leather

Fern, Mother

Fern, Ostrich

Fern, Vegetable

Fern, Zenmai

Good King Henry

Huauzontle

Iceplant

Jute

Lamb’s lettuce

Lettuce, bitter

Lettuce, head

Lettuce, leaf

Lettuce, Romaine

Orach

Parsley, fresh

Parsley, Italian

Plantain, buckhorn

Plantain, common

Primrose, English

Purslane, Garden

Purslane, Winter

Sowthistle

Sowthistle, field

Spinach

Spinach, Malabar

Spinach, New Zealand

Swiss chard

Tanier Spinach

Violet, Chinese

Crop Subgroup 4B. Leafy Brassica greens subgroup:

Arugula

Broccoli raab

Broccoli, Chinese

Cabbage, Abyssinian

Cabbage, Seakale

Chinese cabbage (bok choy)

Chinese flat cabbage

Collards

Cress, American

Cress, Garden

Cress, Upland

Flowering white cabbage (choi sum)

Hanover salad

Kabuna

Kale

Kale, branching bush

Kale, Jersey

Kale, marrow-stem

Maca

Mizuna

Mustard, field greens

Mustard, big-stem

Mustard greens

Mustard, leaf

Mustard, tuberous rooted Chinese

Peppergrass

Purple-stem mustard

Radish, leaves

Radish, Oil, greens

Radish, Rat-tail, greens

Rape greens

Rocket, wild

Rutabaga greens

Shepherd’s purse

Turnip greens

Watercress

Crop Subgroup 4C. Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables (Human food):

Alexanders, leaves

Beet, garden, leaves

Bellflower, Chinese, leaves

Blue ape, leaves

Cassava, leaves

Chayote, leaves

Chicory, leaves

Rampion, leaves

Salsify, black, leaves

Sweet potato, leaves

Tanier, leaves

Taro, leaves

Ulluco, leaves

Velvet plant, leaves

Yam, leaves

Yam, Chinese, leaves

Yam, Greater, leaves

Yam, Lesser, leaves

Yam, Mapuey, leaves

Yam, White, leaves

Yam, Yellow, leaves

The above proposed interim tolerance expressions would facilitate
tolerance establishment of crop protection products in or on Leafy
Vegetables, without requiring additional residue data for all the
commodities proposed in the crop group.

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Amaranth, Leafy (ppm)

Corn Salad (ppm)	Dandelion Leaves (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	--	--

Acetamiprid	3	--	3	3	--	5	3	--	--

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.3	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	--

Azoxystrobin	30	--	0.05	30	--	3	30	--	--

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	0.02	6	--	1	6	--	--

Boscalid	60	30	10	60	30	40	60	30	--

Buprofezin	35

0.05	35	--	0.5	35	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	0.1	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	--

Carbaryl	--	--	--	--	--	--	22	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	--

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	20	13	20	20	13	20	--

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	2	--	--

Clothianidin	3	--	0.02	3	--	0.1	3	--	--

Cyfluthrin	6	--	0.02	6	--	1	6	--	--

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.05	19	--	--

Cyprodinil	30	--	8	30	--	10	30	--	--

Cyromazine	7	--	0.05	7	--	15	7	--	--

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	--

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	1	0.1	--	--

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02	25	--	--

Fenamidone	60	--	0.02	60	--	2	60	--	--

Fenhexamid	30	--	0.05	30	--	30	30	--	--

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05	4	--	--

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	11	--	--

Fludioxonil	30	--	7	30	--	10	30	--	--

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	--

Fluridone	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	75	100	--	75	100	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	--

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	0.05	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	--

Indoxacarb	14	--	2	14	--	1	14	--	--

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	8	--	--

Mandipropamid	20	25	25	20	25	25	20	25	--

Metalaxyl	5	--	0.05	5	--	0.2	5	--	--

Methomyl	--	--	--	--	--	--	6	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	30	--	--

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.02	9	--	5	9	--	--

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05	20	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	0.02	0.6	--	2	0.6	--	--

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Amaranth, Leafy (ppm)

Corn Salad (ppm)	Dandelion Leaves (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	0.5	29	--	10	29	--	--

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01	20	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	3	--	--

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	4	--	--

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05	8	--	--

Spinosad	8	10	10	8	10	10	8	10	--

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	12	--	--

Spirotetramat	9	7	7	9	7	7	9	7	--

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	--

Thiamethoxam	4	--	0.05	4	--	5	4	--	--

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.05	35	--	0.02	35	--	--

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1	35	--	--

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	0.7	10	0.7	2	10	0.7	--

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Dock (ppm)

Endive (ppm)	Purslane, Garden (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	--	0.01

Acetamiprid	3	--	0.01	3	--	5	3	--	0.01

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02

Azoxystrobin	30	--	3	30	--	3	30	--	3

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	0.5	6	--	1	6	--	0.5

Boscalid	60	30	0.5	60	30	10	60	30	0.5

Buprofezin	35	--	0.05	35	--	0.5	35	--	0.05

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	2	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	--	--	--	10	--	0.05	--	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	20	13	20	20	13	20	20

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5

Clothianidin	3	--	0.02	3	--	0.1	3	--	0.02

Cyfluthrin	6	--	0.5	6	--	1	6	--	0.5

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.2	19	--	0.05

Cyprodinil	30	--	10	30	--	10	30	--	10

Cyromazine	7	--	0.05	7	--	15	7	--	0.05

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Diazinon	--	--	--	0.7	--	0.01	--	--	--

Dicloran	--	--	--	10	--	0.1	--	--	--

Dimethoate	--	--	--	2	--	0.02	--	--	--

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.2	0.1	--	0.01

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02

Fenamidone	60	--	2	60	--	2	60	--	2

Fenhexamid	30	--	0.05	30	--	30	30	--	0.05

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05

Fluazifop-P-butyl	--	--	--	6	--	0.2	--	--	--

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	30	--	10	30	--	10	30	--	10

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01

Fluridone	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	2	100	--	75	100	--	2

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imazethapyr	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	0.05	3.5	--	1	3.5	--	0.05

Indoxacarb	14	--	0.02	14	--	2	14	--	0.02

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	20	25	25	20	25	25	20	25	25

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

	Dock (ppm)	Endive (ppm)	Purslane, Garden (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Maneb	--	--	--	10	--	5	--	--	--

Metalaxyl	5	--	1	5	--	1	5	--	1

Methomyl	--	--	--	5	--	0.02	--	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.02	9	--	0.02	9	--	0.02

Paraquat dichloride	--	--	--	0.05	0.07	0.02	--	--	--

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05

Phosphine	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.05	--	--	--

Propyzamide	--	--	--	1	--	1	--	     --	--

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	0.02	0.6	--	2	0.6	--	0.02

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	2	29	--	2	29	--	2

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05

Spinosad	8	10	10	8	10	10	8	10	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	9	7	7	9	7	7	9	7	7

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Thiamethoxam	4	--	0.05	4	--	5	4	--	0.05

Thiobencarb	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.1	--	--	--

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.02	35	--	0.02	35	--	0.02

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1

Trifluralin	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.5	--	--	--

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	0.7	10	0.7	2	10	0.7	0.7

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Purslane, Winter (ppm)

Lettuce, Head (ppm)

Lettuce, Leaf (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.1

Acephate	--	--	--	10	--	0.02	--	--	--

Acetamiprid	3	--	0.01	3	--	5	3	--	5

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02

Azoxystrobin	30	--	3	30	3	3	30	3	3

Benfluralin	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.1	0.05	--	0.1

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	0.5	2	--	1	3	--	1

Bifenthrin	--	--	--	3	--	2	--	--	--

Boscalid	60	30	0.5	6.5	30	10	11	30	10

Buprofezin	35	--	0.05	6	--	0.5	35	--	0.5

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	--	--	--	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	20	13	20	20	13	20	20

Chlorpyrifos	--	--	--	1	--	0.05	1	--	0.05

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5

Clothianidin	3	--	0.02	3	--	0.1	3	--	0.1

Cryolite	--	--	--	7	--	--	7	--	--

Cyfluthrin	6	--	0.5	2	--	1	3	--	1

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.2	19	--	0.2

Cypermethrin	--	--	--	4	0.7	2	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	30	--	10	30	10	10	30	10	10

Cyromazine	7	--	0.05	7	4	15	7	4	15

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	  0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Diazinon	--	--	--	0.7	0.5	0.01	0.7	0.5	0.01

Dicloran	--	--	--	10	--	0.1	10	--	0.1

Dimethoate	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.02

Dimethomorph	--	--	--	10	10	10	10	--	10

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Disulfoton	--	--	--	0.75	0.5	0.02	2	0.5	0.02

Emamectin	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	1

Endosulfan	--	--	--	11	--	0.05	6	--	0.05

Esfenvalerate	--	--	--	5	--	0.02	--	--	--

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02

Fenamidone	60	--	2	60	--	2	60	--	2

Fenhexamid	30	--	0.05	30	30	40	30	30	40

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05

Fluazinam	--	--	--	0.02	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

	Purslane, Winter (ppm)	Lettuce, Head (ppm)	Lettuce, Leaf (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Fludioxonil	30	--	10	30	10	10	30	--	10

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01

Fluridone	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	2	100	--	75	100	--	75

Gamma Cyhalothrin	--	--	--	2	--	--	2	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imazethapyr	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	0.05	3.5	2	2	3.5	--	2

Indoxacarb	14	--	0.02	14	7	2	14	15	2

Iprodione	--	--	--	25	10	10	25	25	10

Lambda Cyhalothrin	--	--	--	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02

Mancozeb	--	--	--	3.5	10	5	18	--	5

Mandipropamid	20	25	25	20	25	25	20	25	25

Maneb	--	--	--	10	10	5	10	--	5

Metalaxyl	5	--	1	5	2	2	5	--	2

Metaldehyde	--	--	--	1.73	--	1	1.73	--	1

Methamidophos	--	--	--	1	--	0.01	--	--	--

Methomyl	--	--	--	5	0.2	0.2	5	0.2	0.2

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	15	0.02	30	30	0.02

Mevinphos	--	--	--	0.5	--	0.01	0.5	--	0.01

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.02	9	--	0.02	9	--	0.02

Naled	--	--	--	1	--	--	1	--	--

Oxydemeton-methyl	--	--	--	2	--	0.01	--	--	--

Paraquat dichloride	--	--	--	0.05	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.02

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	2	0.05	20	--	0.05

Phosphine	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Propamocarb hydrochloride	--	--	--	50	100	50	90	100	50

Propyzamide	--	--	--	1	--	1	--	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	0.02	0.6	--	2	0.6	--	2

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	2	29	2	2	29	--	2

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	3	20	--	3

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05

Quinoxyfen	--	--	--	7	8	0.02	19	20	0.02

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	10	10	8	10	10

Spinosad	8	10	10	8	10	10	8	10	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	9	7	7	9	7	7	9	7	7

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Thiamethoxam	4	--	0.05	4	--	5	4	--	5

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

	Purslane, Winter (ppm)	Lettuce, Head (ppm)	Lettuce, Leaf (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Thiobencarb	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.02	35	--	0.2	35	--	0.2

       Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Tralomethrin	--	--	--	1	--	--	3	--	--

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	0.7	10	0.7	2	10	0.7	2

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Radicchio (ppm)

Spinach (ppm)	Spinach, New Zealand (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Acetamiprid	3	--	5	3	--	3	3	--	3

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.02	1	--	0.3	0.25	--	0.3

Azoxystrobin	30	--	3	30	--	0.05	30	--	0.05

Benoxacor	--	--	--	0.01	--	--	--	--	--

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	0.02	6	--	0.02

Bifenthrin	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.05	--	--	--

Boscalid	60	--	10	60	30	10	60	30	10

Buprofezin	6	--	0.5	35	--	0.05	35	--	0.05

Captan	0.05	--	2	0.05	--	0.1	0.05	--	0.1

Carbaryl	--	--	--	22	--	0.05	--	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	13	--	20	13	20	20	13	20	20

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5

Clopyralid	--	--	--	5	--	1	--	--	--

Clothianidin	3	--	0.1	3	--	0.02	3	--	0.02

Cyazofamid	--	--	--	9	--	0.01	--	--	--

Cycloate	--	--	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--

Cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	0.02	6	--	0.02

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.2	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.05

Cyprodinil	30	--	10	--	--	--	30	--	8

Cyromazine	7	--	15	7	--	0.05	7	--	0.05

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Desmedipham	--	--	--	6	--	0.05	--	--	--

Diazinon	--	--	--	0.7	0.5	0.01	--	--	--

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	0.2	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Endosulfan	--	--	--	2	--	0.05	--	--	--

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	50	--	0.02	25	--	0.02

Fenamidone	60	--	2	60	--	0.02	60	--	0.02

Fenhexamid	30	--	30	--	--	--	30	--	0.05

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	9	--	0.05	4	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	30	--	10	--	--	--	30	--	7

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01

Fluridone	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	75	100	--	75	100	--	75

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	1	3.5	--	0.05	3.5	--	0.05

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Radicchio (ppm)

Spinach (ppm)	Spinach, New Zealand

 (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Indoxacarb	14	--	2	14	--	2	14	--	2

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	3	0.02	8	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	20	--	25	20	25	25	20	25	25

Metalaxyl	5	--	1	10	2	0.05	5	--	0.05

Metalaxyl-M (Mefenoxam)	--	--	--	10	--	0.05	--	--	--

Methomyl	--	--	--	6	--	0.05	--	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02

Mevinphos	--	--	--	1	--	0.01	--	--	--

Naled	--	--	--	3	--	--	--	--	--

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.02	--	--	--	9	--	0.02

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	2	0.05	20	--	0.05

Phenmedipham	--	--	--	4	--	0.5	--	--	--

Propyzamide	2	--	1	--	--	--	--	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.6

2	0.6	--	0.02	0.6	--	0.02

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	2	29	--	0.5	29	--	0.5

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05

S-metolachlor	--	--	--	0.5	--	0.05	--	--	--

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05

Spinosad	8	--	10	8	10	10	8	10	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	9	--	7	9	7	7	9	7	7

Tebufenozide	10	--	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Thiamethoxam	4	--	5	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.02	35	--	0.05	35	--	0.05

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	--	--	--	35	--	0.1

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	--	2	10	0.7	0.7	10	0.7	0.7

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Spinach, Vine (ppm)	Chrysanthemum, Edible Leaved (ppm)	Chrysanthemum,
Garland (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--

Acetamiprid	3	--	--	3	--	--	3	--	--

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	--	0.25	--	--	0.25	--	--

Azoxystrobin	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	--

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	--	6	--	--	6	--	--

Boscalid	60	30	--	60	30	--	60	30	--

Buprofezin	35	--	--	  35	--	--	35	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	--	13	20	--	13	20	--

Clethodim	2	--	--	2	--	--	2	--	--

Clothianidin	3	--	--	3	--	--	3	--	--

Cyfluthrin	6	--	--	6	--	--	6	--	--

Cymoxanil	19	--	--	19	--	--	19	--	--

Cyprodinil	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	--

Cyromazine	7	--	--	7	--	--	7	--	--

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	--

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--

Famoxadone	25	--	--	25	--	--	25	--	--

Fenamidone	60	--	--	60	--	--	60	--	--

Fenhexamid	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	--

Flonicamid	4	--	--	4	--	--	4	--	--

Flubendiamide	11	--	--	11	--	--	11	--	--

Fludioxonil	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	--

Fluopicolide	25	--	--	25	--	--	25	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	--	100	--	--	100	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	--

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	--	3.5	--	--	3.5	--	--

Indoxacarb	14	--	--	14	--	--	14	--	--

Malathion	8	--	--	8	--	--	8	--	--

Mandipropamid	20	25	--	20	25	--	20	25	--

Metalaxyl	5	--	--	5	--	--	5	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	--

Myclobutanil	9	--	--	9	--	--	9	--	--

Permethrin	20	--	--	20	--	--	20	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	--	0.6	--	--	0.6	--	--

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Spinach, Vine (ppm)	Chrysanthemum, Edible Leaved (ppm)	Chrysanthemum,
Garland (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	--	29	--	--	29	--	--

Pyridalyl	20	--	--	20	--	--	20	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	--	3	--	--	3	--	--

Sethoxydim	4	--	--	4	--	--	4	--	--

Spinetoram	8	--	--	8	--	--	8	--	--

Spinosad	8	10	--	8	10	--	8	10	--

Spiromesifen	12	--	--	12	--	--	12	--	--

Spirotetramat	9	7	--	9	7	--	9	7	--

Tebufenozide	10	10	--	10	10	--	10	10	--

Thiamethoxam	4	--	--	4	--	--	4	--	--

Thiodicarb	35	--	--	35	--	--	35	--	--

Triflumizole	35	--	--	35	--	--	35	--	--

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	--	10	0.7	--	10	0.7	--

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Orach (ppm)

Parsley, fresh (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	1

Acetamiprid	3	--	--	3	--	5

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	--	0.25	--	0.3

Azinphos-methyl	--	--	--	5	--	0.05

Azoxystrobin	30	--	--	30	70	70

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	--	6	--	0.02

Boscalid	60	30	--	60	--	10

Buprofezin	35	--	--	35	--	4

Captan	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	0.1

Carbaryl	--	--	--	22	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	--	13	--	20

Clethodim	2	--	--	2	--	0.5

Clothianidin	3	--	--	3	--	0.02

Cyfluthrin	6	--	--	6	--	0.02

Cymoxanil	19	--	--	19	--	0.05

Cyprodinil	30	--	--	35	--	10

Cyromazine	7	--	--	7	--	15

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	0.05

Diazinon	--	--	--	0.75	--	0.01

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	1

Famoxadone	25	--	--	25	--	0.02

Fenamidone	60	--	--	60	--	0.02

Fenhexamid	30	--	--	30	--	30

Flonicamid	4	--	--	4	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	11	--	--	11	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	30	--	--	30	--	1

Fluopicolide	25	--	--	25	--	0.01

Fluridone	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	--	100	--	75

Glyphosate	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	--	3.5	--	2

Indoxacarb	14	--	--	14	--	2

Linuron	--	--	--	0.25	--	1

Malathion	8	--	--	8	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	20	25	--	20	--	10

Metalaxyl	5	--	--	5	--	2

Methomyl	--	--	--	6	--	0.3

Table 1. Tolerances established on Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 19, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

	Orach (ppm)	Parsley, fresh (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	--	30	--	0.02

Myclobutanil	9	--	--	9	--	0.02

Permethrin	20	--	--	20	--	0.05

Prometryn	--	--	--	0.6	--	--

Propiconazole	--	--	--	13	--	0.05

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	--	0.6	--	2

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	--	29	--	2

Pyridalyl	20	--	--	20	--	0.01

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	--	3	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	4	--	--	    4	--	0.5

Spinetoram	8	--	--	8	--	0.05

Spinosad	8	10	--	8	--	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	--	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	9	7	--	9	--	0.1

Tebufenozide	10	10	--	10	--	0.05

Thiamethoxam	4	--	--	4	--	0.05

Thiodicarb	35	--	--	35	--	0.3

Triflumizole	35	--	--	35	--	0.1

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	--	10	--	2

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Arugula (ppm)

Cress, Upland (ppm)	Broccoli, Chinese (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	--	0.1	--	--	--

Acetamiprid	3	--	5	3	--	0.01	1.2	--	0.01

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02	1	--	0.02

Azoxystrobin	30	--	3	30	70	3	3	5	5

Benoxacor	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.01	--	--

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	1	2.5	--	0.05

Bifenthrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.6	--	0.2

Boscalid	60	30	10	60	--	10	3	5	1

Buprofezin	35	--	0.5	35	--	0.5	12	--	0.05

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	--	--	--	--	--	--	10	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	20	13	--	20	4	--	1

Chlorothalonil	--	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	3

Chlorpyrifos	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.05

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	3	--	0.5

Clopyralid	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.5

Clothianidin	3	--	0.1	3	--	0.1	1.9	--	0.02

Cryolite	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	--

Cyazofamid	--	--	--	--	--	--	1.2	--	0.01

Cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	1	2.5	--	0.05

Cypermethrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	1	1

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.05	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	30	--	10	30	--	10	1	--	0.05

Cyromazine	7	--	15	7	--	15	1	--	0.05

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

DCPA	--	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	0.5

Diazinon	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.7	--	0.01

Difenoconazole	--	--	--	--	--	--	1.9	--	0.2

Dimethoate	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	--

Dimethomorph	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.05

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	1.4	--	--

Disulfoton	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.75	0.5	0.02

Emamectin	0.1	--	1	0.1	--	--	0.05	--	0.01

Endosulfan	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	0.05

Esfenvalerate	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.02

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02	--	--	--

Fenamidone	60	--	2	60	--	2	5	--	0.02

Fenhexamid	30	--	30	30	--	30	--	--	--

Fenpropathrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	0.01

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05	1.5	--	0.05

Fluazinam	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	3	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	30	--	10	30	--	10	2	--	0.05

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	5	2	0.01

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Arugula (ppm)

Cress, Upland (ppm)	Broccoli, Chinese (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Fluridone	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Flutolanil	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	75	100	--	75	60	--	10

Gamma Cyhalothrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.4	0.5	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	0.5

Indoxacarb	14	--	0.02	14	--	0.02	12	--	0.3

Iprodione	--	--	--	--	--	--	25	--	0.1

Lambda Cyhalothrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.4	0.5	0.1

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02

Mancozeb	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	1

Mandipropamid	20	25	25	20	--	25	3	--	2

Maneb	--	--	--	--	--	--	10	--	1

Metalaxyl	5	--	2	5	--	1	2	--	0.2

Metaldehyde	--	--	--	--	--	--	2.5	--	1

Methomyl	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	0.02

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	7	--	0.02

Mevinphos	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.01

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.2	9	--	0.02	--	--	--

Naled	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	--

Napropamide	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Novaluron	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.5	--	0.01

Oxydemeton-methyl	--	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.01

Oxyfluorfen	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.05

Paraquat dichloride	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.02

Pendimethalin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Pentachloronitrobenzene	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.02

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	2	0.6	--	2	0.5	--	0.02

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	2	29	--	2	5	0.1	0.1

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01	3.5	--	0.01

Pyridate	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.03	--	0.05

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	0.7	--	0.05

S-metolachlor	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.6	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	5	--	0.5

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

Spinosad	8	10	10	8	--	10	2	2	2

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	2	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	9	7	7	9	--	7	2.5	1	1

Sulfentrazone	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.2	--	--

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	--	10	5	--	0.5

Thiamethoxam	4	--	5	4	--	5	4.5	--	0.2

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.02	35	--	2	7	--	0.02

Tralomethrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.5	--	--

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1	8	--	0.1

Trifluralin	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.5

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	2	10	--	2	2	1	1

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables (continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Broccoli, Raab (ppm)	Cabbage, Chinese, Bok Choy (ppm)

Kale (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

	Acetamiprid	1.2	--	0.01	1.2	--	0.01	1.2	--	0.01

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	1	--	0.02	1	--	0.02	1	--	0.02

Azoxystrobin	25	--	5	25	--	5	25	--	5

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	7	--	0.05	7	--	0.3	7	--	0.3

Bifenthrin	3.5	--	0.2	3.5	--	0.05	3.5	--	0.05

Boscalid	18	30	1	18	30	10	18	30	10

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	11	20	1	11	20	20	11	20	20

Chlorpyrifos	1	--	0.05	1	--	0.5	1	--	0.05

Clethodim	3	--	0.5	3	--	1	3	--	1

Clothianidin	1.9	--	0.02	1.9	--	0.02	1.9	--	0.02

Cryolite	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	--

Cyazofamid	12	--	0.01	12	--	0.01	12	--	0.01

Cyfluthrin	7	--	0.05	7	--	0.3	7	--	0.3

Cypermethrin	14	0.7	1	14	0.7	1	14	0.7	1

Cyprodinil	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Cyromazine	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

DCPA	5	--	0.5	5	--	0.5	5	--	0.5

Diazinon	0.7	--	0.01	0.7	--	0.05	0.7	0.05	0.01

Difenoconazole	35	--	0.2	35	--	2	35	--	2

Diflubenzuron	9	--	1	9	--	1	9	--	1

Dimethoate	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	--

Dimethomorph	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05

Dinotefuran	15	--	--	15	--	--	15	--	--

Emamectin	0.05	--	0.01	0.05	--	0.01	0.05	--	0.01

Endosulfan	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.05

Esfenvalerate	--	--	--	1	--	0.02	--	--	--

Fenamidone	55	--	0.05	55	--	0.02	55	--	0.02

Flonicamid	16	--	0.05	16	--	0.05	16	--	0.05

Fluazinam	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Fluridone	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Flutolanil	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05

Fosetyl-Al	60	--	10	60	--	10	60	--	10

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	0.5	3.5	--	0.5	3.5	--	0.3

Indoxacarb	12	--	0.3	12	--	0.2	12	--	0.2

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	25	25	2	25	25	25	25	25	25

Maneb	--	--	--	10	--	0.5	10	15	0.5

Metalaxyl	0.1	--	0.2	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.2

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Broccoli, Raab (ppm)	Cabbage, Chinese, Bok Choy (ppm)

Kale (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Metaldehyde	2.5	--	1	2.5	--	1	2.5	--	1

Methomyl	0.2	--	0.02	5	--	0.02	6	--	0.02

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02

Naled	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	--

Napropamide	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05

Novaluron	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01

Oxydemeton-methyl	2	--	0.01	--	--	--	--	--	--

Paraquat dichloride	0.05	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.02

Pentachloronitrobenzene	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.02

Phosphine	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.05	--	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.2	0.25	--	0.2

Pyraclostrobin	16	--	0.1	16	--	0.02	16	1	0.02

Pyriproxyfen	2	--	0.05	2	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

S-metolachlor	1.8	--	0.05	1.8	--	0.05	1.8	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	5	--	0.5	5	--	1	5	--	1

Spinetoram	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Spinosad	10	10	2	10	10	2	10	10	2

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	8	7	1	8	7	7	8	7	7

Sulfentrazone	0.4	--	--	0.4	--	--	0.4	--	--

Tebuconazole	2.5	--	1	2.5	--	1	2.5	--	0.05

Tebufenozide	10	10	0.5	10	10	0.5	10	10	0.5

Thiamethoxam	3	--	0.2	3	--	0.2	3	--	0.2

Triflumizole	40	--	0.1	40	--	0.1	40	--	0.1

Trifluralin	0.05	--	0.5	0.05	--	0.5	0.05	--	0.5

Zeta-Cypermethrin	14	0.7	1	14	0.7	1	14	0.7	1

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Mizuna (ppm)

Mustard Greens (ppm)

Radish, Tops (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

2,4-D	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Acetamiprid	1.2	--	5	1.2	--	0.01	--	--	--

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	1	--	0.02	1	--	0.02	--	--	--

Azoxystrobin	25	--	3	25	--	3	50	--	3

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	--	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	7	--	1	7	--	1	--	--	--

Bifenthrin	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	2	4.5	--	2

Boscalid	18	30	10	18	30	10	--	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	10	--	0.05	10	--	1	75	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	11	20	20	11	20	20	--	--	--

Chlorpyrifos	1	--	0.05	1	--	0.05	--	--	--

Clethodim	3	--	0.5	3	--	0.5	0.7	--	0.5

Clopyralid	5	--	0.5	5	--	0.5	--	--	--

Clothianidin	1.9	--	0.1	1.9	--	0.1	--	--	--

Cyazofamid	12	--	0.01	12	--	0.01	--	--	--

Cyfluthrin	7	--	1	7	--	1	--	--	--

Cypermethrin	14	0.7	2	14	0.7	2	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	10	--	10	10	--	10	10	--	10

Cyromazine	10	--	0.05	10	10	0.05	--	--	--

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

DCPA	5	--	0.5	5	--	0.5	15	--	0.5

Deltamethrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	4	2	0.5

Diazinon	0.7	--	0.01	0.7	--	0.01	--	--	--

Difenoconazole	35	--	0.05	35	--	0.05	--	--	--

Diflubenzuron	9	--	0.2	9	--	0.2	--	--	--

Dimethenamid	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.01

Dimethoate	2	--	0.02	2	--	0.02	--	--	--

Dimethomorph	20	--	1	20	--	1	--	--	--

Dinotefuran	15	--	--	15	--	--	--	--	--

Emamectin	0.05	--	1	0.05	--	1	--	--	--

Endosulfan	--	--	--	2	--	0.05	--	--	--

Esfenvalerate	--	--	--	5	--	0.02	3	--	0.02

Fenamidone	55	--	2	55	--	2	--	--	--

Flonicamid	16	--	0.05	16	--	0.05	16	--	0.05

Fluazinam	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	--	--	--

Flubendiamide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	--	--	--

Fludioxonil	10	--	10	10	10	10	30	--	10

Fluopicolide	--	--	--	--	--	--	15	--	0.01

Fluridone	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Flutolanil	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05	--	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	60	--	75	60	--	75	--	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	2	4	5	2

Indoxacarb	12	--	1	12	--	0.02	--	--	--

Iprodione	--	--	--	15	--	10	--	--	--

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	2	0.02	--	--	--

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Mizuna (ppm)

Mustard Greens (ppm)

Radish, Tops (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Mandipropamid	25	25	25	25	25	25	--	--	--

Maneb	--	--	--	10	--	5	--	--	--

Metalaxyl	0.1	--	2	5	--	0.05	15	--	2

Metaldehyde	2.5	--	1	2.5	--	1	--	--	--

Methomyl	6	--	0.02	6	--	0.02	--	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	30	0.02	30	7	0.02

Napropamide	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	0.05	--	--	--

Novaluron	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	--	--	--

Paraquat dichloride	0.05	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.07	0.02	--	--	--

Pentachloronitrobenzene	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.02	--	--	--

Pymetrozine	0.25	--	2	0.25	--	2	--	--	--

Pyraclostrobin	16	--	2	16	--	2	16	20	2

Pyridalyl	--	--	--	30	--	0.01	--	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	2	--	0.05	2	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

S-metolachlor	1.8	--	0.05	1.8	--	0.05	--	--	--

Sethoxydim	5	--	0.5	5	--	0.5	4.5	--	0.5

Spinetoram	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05	10	--	0.05

Spinosad	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	--	--	--

Spirotetramat	8	7	7	8	7	7	--	--	--

Sulfentrazone	0.4	--	--	0.4	--	--	--	--	--

Tebuconazole	2.5	--	0.05	2.5	--	0.05	--	--	--

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	10	10	--	--	--

Thiamethoxam	3	--	5	3	--	5	0.8	--	5

Trifloxystrobin	--	--	--	--	--	--	10	--	0.02

Triflumizole	40	--	0.1	40	--	0.1	--	--	--

Trifluralin	0.05	--	0.5	0.05	--	0.5	0.05	--	0.5

Zeta-Cypermethrin	14	0.7	2	14	0.7	2	--	--	--

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Rape Greens (ppm)

Rutabaga, Tops (ppm)

Collards (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

2,4-D	--	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Acetamiprid	1.2	--	--	--	--	--	1.2	--	0.01

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	1	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.02

Azoxystrobin	25	--	--	50	--	--	25	--	5

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	--	--	--	0.15	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	7	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	0.3

Bifenthrin	3.5	--	--	--	--	--	3.5	--	0.05

Boscalid	18	30	--	--	--	--	18	30	10

Captan	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	0.02

Carbaryl	10	--	--	75	--	--	10	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	0.01

Chlorantraniliprole	11	20	--	--	--	--	11	20	20

Chlorpyrifos	1	--	--	--	--	--	1	--	0.05

Clethodim	3	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	1

Clothianidin	1.9	--	--	--	--	--	1.9	--	0.02

Cryolite	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	--

Cyazofamid	12	--	--	--	--	--	12	--	0.01

Cyfluthrin	7	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	0.3

Cypermethrin	14	0.7	--	--	--	--	14	0.7	1

Cyprodinil	10	--	--	10	--	--	10	--	0.05

Cyromazine	10	--	--	--	--	--	10	--	0.05

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	0.05

DCPA	5	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	0.5

Diazinon	0.7	--	--	--	--	--	0.7	0.05	0.01

Difenoconazole	35	--	--	--	--	--	35	--	2

Diflubenzuron	9	--	--	--	--	--	9	--	1

Dimethenamid	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Dimethomorph	20	--	--	--	--	--	20	--	0.05

Dinotefuran	15	--	--	--	--	--	15	--	--

Emamectin	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.01

Endosulfan	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.05

Esfenvalerate	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	0.02

Fenamidone	55	--	--	--	--	--	55	--	0.02

Flonicamid	16	--	--	--	--	--	16	--	0.05

Fluazinam	0.01	--	--	--	--	--	0.01	--	0.05

Flubendiamide	25	--	--	--	--	--	25	--	0.01

Fludioxonil	10	--	--	30	--	--	10	--	0.05

Fluopicolide	--	--	--	15	--	--	--	--	--

Fluridone	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Flutolanil	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Fosetyl-Al	60	--	--	--	--	--	60	--	10

Glyphosate	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	--	4	--	--	3.5	--	0.3

Inorganic bromide	--	--	--	30	--	--	--	--	--

Indoxacarb	12	--	--	--	--	--	12	--	0.2

Malathion	8	--	--	--	--	--	8	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	25	25	--	--	--	--	25	25	25

Maneb	--	--	--	--	--	--	10	15	0.5

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Rape Greens (ppm)

Rutabaga, Tops (ppm)

Collards (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Metalaxyl	0.1	--	--	15	--	--	0.1	--	0.2

Metaldehyde	2.5	--	--	--	--	--	2.5	--	1

Methomyl	6	--	--	--	--	--	6	--	0.02

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	--	30	--	--	30	--	0.02

Naled	--	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	--

Napropamide	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Novaluron	25	--	--	--	--	--	25	--	0.01

Paraquat dichloride	0.05	0.07	--	--	--	--	0.05	0.07	0.02

Pentachloronitrobenzene	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.02

Permethrin	--	--	--	--	--	--	15	5	0.05

Pymetrozine	0.25	--	--	--	--	--	0.25	--	0.2

Pyraclostrobin	16	--	--	16	--	--	16	1	0.02

Pyridate	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.03	--	0.2

Pyriproxyfen	2	--	--	2	--	--	2	--	0.05

S-metolachlor	1.8	--	--	--	--	--	1.8	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	5	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	1

Spinetoram	10	--	--	10	--	--	10	--	0.05

Spinosad	10	10	--	10	10	--	10	10	2

Spiromesifen	12	--	--	--	--	--	12	--	0.02

Spirotetramat	8	7	--	--	--	--	8	7	7

Sulfentrazone	0.4	--	--	--	--	--	0.4	--	--

Tebuconazole	2.5	--	--	--	--	--	2.5	--	0.05

Tebufenozide	10	10	--	--	--	--	10	10	0.5

Thiamethoxam	3	--	--	--	--	--	3	--	0.2

Triflumizole	40	--	--	--	--	--	40	--	0.1

Trifluralin	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	0.5

Zeta-Cypermethrin	14	0.7	--	--	--	--	14	0.7	1

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Cress (ppm)

Cress, Garden (ppm)

Watercress (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Abamectin	0.1	--	0.1	0.1	--	0.1	--	--	--

Acetamiprid	3	--	3	3	--	3	--	--	--

Acibenzolar-S-methyl	0.25	--	0.02	0.25	--	0.02	--	--	--

Azoxystrobin	30	--	3	30	--	3	3	--	0.05

Bensulide	0.15	--	--	0.15	--	--	--	--	--

Beta-cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	1	--	--	--

Boscalid	60	30	10	60	30	10	--	--	--

Buprofezin	35	--	0.5	35	--	0.5	--	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	0.02	--	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	0.01	--	--	--

Chlorantraniliprole	13	20	20	13	20	20	--	--	--

Clethodim	2	--	0.5	2	--	0.5	--	--	--

Clothianidin	3	--	0.1	3	--	0.1	--	--	--

Cyfluthrin	6	--	1	6	--	1	--	--	--

Cymoxanil	19	--	0.05	19	--	0.05	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	30	--	10	30	--	10	20	--	0.05

Cyromazine	7	--	15	7	--	15	--	--	--

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	0.05

Diazinon	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.05	--	0.01

Dinotefuran	5	--	--	5	--	--	--	--	--

Emamectin	0.1	--	1	0.1	--	--	--	--	--

Endosulfan	--	--	--	--	--	--	2	--	0.05

Famoxadone	25	--	0.02	25	--	0.02	--	--	--

Fenamidone	60	--	2	60	--	2	--	--	--

Fenhexamid	30	--	30	30	--	30	--	--	--

Flonicamid	4	--	0.05	4	--	0.05	--	--	--

Flubendiamide	11	--	0.01	11	--	0.01	  	--	--

Fludioxonil	30	--	  10	30	--	10	7	10	0.05

Fluopicolide	25	--	0.01	25	--	0.01	--	--	--

Fluridone	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.1	--	--

Fosetyl-Al	100	--	75	100	--	75	--	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	2	3.5	--	2

Indoxacarb	14	--	0.02	14	--	0.02	--	--	--

Malathion	8	--	0.02	8	--	0.02	0.2	--	0.02

Mandipropamid	20	25	25	20	25	25

	Metalaxyl	5	--	0.05	5	--	0.05

	Metaldehyde	--	--	--	--	--	--	3.2	--	0.05

Methomyl	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.2	--	0.02

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	0.02	--	--	--

Myclobutanil	9	--	0.02	9	--	0.02	--	--	--

Permethrin	20	--	0.05	20	--	0.05	5	--	0.05

Pymetrozine	0.6	--	2	0.6	--	2	--	--	--

Table 2. Tolerances established on Brassica Leafy Vegetables
(continued)

 (FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note
that shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Cress (ppm)

Cress, Garden (ppm)

Watercress (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

Pyraclostrobin	29	--	2	29	--	2	--	--	--

Pyridalyl	20	--	0.01	20	--	0.01	--	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	3	--	0.05	3	--	0.05	2	--	0.05

Sethoxydim	4	--	0.5	4	--	0.5	--	--	--

Spinetoram	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05	8	--	0.05

Spinosad	8	10	10	8	10	10	8	10	10

Spiromesifen	12	--	0.02	12	--	0.02	--	--	--

Spirotetramat	9	7	7	9	7	7	--	--	--

Tebufenozide	10	10	10	10	10	10	--	--	--

Thiamethoxam	4	--	5	4	--	5	--	--	--

Thiodicarb	35	--	0.02	35	--	0.02	--	--	--

Triflumizole	35	--	0.1	35	--	0.1	--	--	--

Zeta-Cypermethrin	10	0.7	2	10	0.7	2	--	--	--

Table 3. Tolerances established on Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables
(Human Food)

(FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note that
shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

	Beet, Garden, Tops (ppm)

Cassava, Leaves (ppm)

Chicory, Tops (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU	US	Codex	EU

2,4-D	0.1	--	0.05	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	0.05

Azoxystrobin	50	--	0.05	50	--	--	50	--	3

Bifenthrin	15	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	0.02	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	2

Carbaryl	75	--	0.05	75	--	--	75	--	0.05

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	0.01	0.1	--	--	0.1	--	0.01

Clopyralid	3	--	1	--	--	--	--	--	--

Cycloate	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	10	--	10	10	--	--	10	--	10

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	0.05	0.01	--	--	0.01	--	0.05

Desmedipham	1	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Diazinon	0.7	--	0.01	--	--	--	--	--	--

Dimethenamid	0.01	--	0.01	--	--	--	--	--	--

EPTC	0.5	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Ethofumesate	5	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Fludioxonil	30	--	7	30	--	--	30	--	10

Fluopicolide	15	--	0.01	15	--	--	15	--	0.01

Fluridone	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	0.1	0.2	--	--	0.2	--	0.1

Imidacloprid	4	--	0.05	4	--	--	4	--	1

Indoxacarb	6	--	0.02	--	--	--	--	--	--

Malathion	8	--	0.02	--	--	--	--	--	--

Metalaxyl	0.1	--	0.05	15	--	--	15	--	1

Methomyl	6	--	0.02	--	--	--	--	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	0.02	30	--	--	30	--	0.02

Phenmedipham	0.2	--	0.5	--	--	--	--	--	--

Propiconazole	5.5	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Pyraclostrobin	16	--	0.5	16	--	--	16	--	2

Pyrazon	7	--	3	--	--	--	--	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	2	--	0.05	2	--	--	2	--	0.05

Spinetoram	10	--	0.05	10	--	--	10	--	0.05

Spinosad	10	10	10	10	10	--	10	10	10

Tebuconazole	7	--	0.05	--	--	--	--	--	--

Trifluralin	0.05	--	0.5	0.05	--	--	0.05	--	0.5

Table 3. Tolerances established on Leaves of Root and Tuber Vegetables
(Human Food)

(FASonline:  mrldatabase.com; tolerances as of April 20, 2011; note that
shading indicates a crop group tolerance)

Salsify, Tops (ppm)

Compound	US	Codex	EU

2,4-D	0.1	--	--

Azoxystrobin	50	--	--

Bifenthrin	--	--	--

Captan	0.05	--	--

Carbaryl	75	--	--

Carfentrazone-ethyl	0.1	--	--

Clopyralid	--	--	--

Cycloate	--	--	--

Cyprodinil	10	--	--

d-Phenothrin	0.01	--	--

Desmedipham	--	--	--

Diazinon	--	--	--

Dimethenamid	--	--	--

EPTC	--	--	--

Ethofumesate	--	--	--

Fludioxonil	30	--	--

Fluopicolide	15	--	--

Fluridone	0.1	--	--

Glyphosate	0.2	--	--

Imidacloprid	4	--	--

Indoxacarb	--	--	--

Malathion	8	--	--

Metalaxyl	15	--	--

Methomyl	0.2	--	--

Methoxyfenozide	30	--	--

Phenmedipham	--	--	--

Phosphine	0.01	--	--

Propiconazole	--	--	--

Pyraclostrobin	16	--	--

Pyrazon	--	--	--

Pyriproxyfen	2	--	--

Spinetoram	10	--	--

Spinosad	10	10	--

Tebuconazole	--	--	--

Trifluralin	0.05	--	--

Table 4. Leafy Greens Production in 2009 (FAOSTAT)

(FAOSTAT:    HYPERLINK "http://faostat.fao.org/site/566/default.aspx"
http://faostat.fao.org/site/566/default.aspx , results as of April 18,
2011)

Countries/

Regions

Lettuce and Chicory

Spinach

Australia	7,411 ha

164,543 tonnes	1,373 ha

8,638 tonnes

New Zealand	1,241 ha

32,000 tonnes	No data

No data

United States	110,966 ha

4,104,440 tonnes	20,315 ha

369,770 tonnes

Africa	14,505 ha

281,968 tonnes	13,051 ha

133,663 tonnes

North America	115,588 ha

4,212,668 tonnes	20,977 ha

374,851 tonnes

Central America	16,715 ha

342,751 tonnes	1,255 ha

17,250 tonnes

South America	19,029 ha

274,130 tonnes	1,736 ha

27,532 tonnes

Asia	739,558 ha

15,068,739 tonnes	823,663 ha

13,780,359 tonnes

Europe	141,731 ha

3,338,412 tonnes	31,865 ha

602,250 tonnes

World Total	1,057,715 ha

23,733,803 tonnes	895,103 ha

14,958,727 tonnes

Note:  This table reports only the Leafy Greens available on the FAO
website.

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

1	Amaranth, VL 0460	Amaranthus spp.	Amaranth	Amaranthus spp.	Not Listed
--

2	Not Listed	--	American cress	Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch.	Land cress

0251050	Barbarea verna

3	See Rucola	--	Arugula	Eruca sativa Mill.	Rocket, Rucola

0251060	Eruca sativa

4	Balsam pear leaves, VL 0421	Momordica charantia L.	Not included	--	Not
Listed	--

5	Not Listed	--	Alexanders, leaves	Smyrnium olusatrum L.	Not Listed	--

6	Not Listed	--	Aster, Indian	Kalimeris indica (L.) Sch. Bip.	Not Listed
--

7	Not Listed	--	Bellflower, Chinese, leaves	Platycodon grandiflorus
(Jacq.) A. DC.	Not Listed	--

8	See Chard	Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris	Beet, garden, leaves	Beta
vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris	Beet leaves

0252030	Beta vulgaris

9	Betel leaves, VL 0461	Piper betle L.	[not included, carcinogenic]	--
Not Listed	--

10	Blackjack, VL 4321	Bidens pilosa L.	Blackjack	Bidens pilosa L.	Not
Listed	--

11	Box thorn, VL 0462	Lycium chinense Mill.	[not included, mostly used
for tea]	--	Not Listed	--

12	Broccoli, Chinese, VB 0401 (Group 010)	Brassica oleracea var.
alboglabra Bailey	Broccoli, Chinese	Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
(L.H. Bailey) Musil	Not Listed	--

13	Broccoli raab, VL 4327	Brassica campestris L., ruvo group	Broccoli
raab	Brassica ruvo L.H. Bailey	Not Listed	--

14	Cassava leaves, VL 0463	Manifot esculenta Crantz	Cassava leaves
Manifot esculenta Crantz	Not Listed	--

15	Not Listed	--	Cabbage, Abyssinian	Brassica carinata A. Braun	Not
Listed	--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

16	Not Listed	--	Cabbage, Seakale	Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC.
Not Listed	--

17	Not Listed	--	Cat’s Whiskers	Cleome gynandra L.	Not Listed	--

18	Not Listed	--	Cham-chwi	Doellingeria scabra (Thunb.) Nees	Not Listed
--

19	Not Listed	--	Cham-na-mul	Pimpinella calycina Maxim	Not Listed	--

20	Not Listed	--	Chayote leaves	Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.	Not Listed	--

21	Chard	Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris	See Beet, garden, leaves	Beta
vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris	Not Listed	--

22	Chervil, VL 0465	Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffmann	Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.	Not Listed	--

23	Chicory leaves (green and red cultivars), VL 0469	Cichorium intybus
L., var. foliosum Hegi	Chicory leaves	Cichorium intybus L.	Scarole
(broad-leaf endive)

0251030	Cichorium endiva

24	Chinese cabbage (type Pe-tsai), VL 0467	Brassica pekinensis (Lour.)
Ruprecht	Cabbage, Chinese (napa) included in Crop Group 5	Chinese
cabbage,

0243010	Brassica pekinensis

25	See Pak-choi or Paksoi, VL 0466	--	Cabbage, Chinese (bok choy)
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt	Not Listed	--

26	Choisum, VL 0468	Brassica campestris L., var. parachinensis (Bailey)
Sinsk.	Flowering white cabbage (choi sum)	Brassica rapa L. subsp.
chinensis (L.) Hanelt var. parachinensis (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt	Not
Listed	--

27	Not Listed	--	Chipilin	Crotalaria longirostrata Hook & Arn.	Not
Listed	--

28	Not Listed	--	Chrysanthemum, corn	Glebionis segetum (L.) Fourr.	Not
Listed	--

29	Not Listed	--	Chrysanthemum, edible-leaved	Glebionis spp.	Not Listed
--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

30	Not Listed	--	Chrysanthemum, garland	Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass.
ex Spach	Not Listed	--

31	Collards, see Kale	Brassica oleracea L., convar. acephala (D. C.)
Alef., var. acephala	Collards	Brassica oleracea var. viridis L.	Not
Listed	--

32	Corn salad, VL 040	Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterrade	Corn salad
Valerianella spp.	Lamb’s lettuce

0251010	Valerianella locusta

33	Cos lettuce, VL 0510	Lactuca sativa L., var. romana	See leaf lettuce
--	Lettuce

0251020	Lactuca sativa

34	Not Listed	--	Cosmos	Cosmos caudatus Kunth	Not Listed	--

35	Cress, Garden, VL 0472	Lepidium satvum L.	Cress, Garden	Lepidium
sativum L.	Cress

0251040	Lepidium sativum

36	Not Listed	--	Cress, Upland	Barbarea vulgaris W. T. Aiton	Not Listed
--

37	Dandelion, VL 0474	Taraxacum officinale Weber	Dandelion	Taraxacum
officinale F.H. Wigg. aggr.	Not Listed	--

38	Dock, VL 0475	Rumex spp.	Dock	Rumex patientia L.	Not Listed	--

39	Not Listed	--	Dol-nam-mul	Sedum sarmentosum Bunge	Not Listed	--

40	Not Listed	--	Ebolo	Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore	Not
Listed	--

41	Endive, VL 0476	Cichorium endivia L.	Endive	Cichorium endivia L. ssp.
endivia	Not Listed	--

42	Not Listed	--	Fameflower	Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss.	Not Listed	--

43	Not Listed	--	Feather cockscomb	Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug. DC.
Not Listed	--

44	Not Listed	--	Ferns, edible (fiddleheads)	Various species	Not Listed
--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

45	Goosefoot, VL 0477	Chenopodium spp.	Lambsquarter, not included, weed
--	Not Listed	--

46	Grape leaves, VL 0269	Vitis vinifera L.	Grape leaves, not included,
vine	--	Not Listed	--

47	Not Listed	--	Good King Henry	Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.	Not
Listed	--

48	Not Listed	--	Hanover salad	Brassica napus var. pabularia (DC.) Rchb.
Not Listed	--

49	Not Listed	--	Huauzontle	Chenopodium berlandieri Moq.	Not Listed	--

50	Not Listed	--	Iceplant	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.	Not Listed	--

51	Indian mustard, VL 0478	Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss.	See
mustard greens	--	Not Listed	--

52	Japanese greens, various species, VL 0479	Chrysantheumum coronarium
L.	See Chrysantheum, edible-leaves	--	Not Listed	--

53	Not Listed	--	Jute	Corchorus spp.	Not Listed	--

54	Kale, VL 0480	Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (D.C.) Alef.,
var. acephala	Kale	Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.	Kale

0243020	Brassica oleracea convar. acephalea,

55	Kangkung, VL 0507	Ipomoea aquatica Forsk	[water spinach, not
included]	--	Not Listed	--

56	Komatsuma, VL 0481	Brassica pervirides H.L. Bail.	See mizuna	--	Not
Listed	--

57	Not Listed	--	Lettuce, bitter	Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. &
Hiern) C. Jeffrey	Not Listed	--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

58	Lettuce, Head, VL 0482	Lactuca sativa L., var. capitata	Lettuce, head
and leaf	Lactuca sativa L.	Lettuce

0251020	Lactuca sativa

59	Lettuce, Leaf, VL 0483	Lactuca sativa L., var. crispa L.	Lettuce,
head and leaf	Lactuca sativa L.	Lettuce

0251020	Lactuca sativa

60	Not Listed	--	Maca	Lepidium meyenii Walp.	Not Listed	--

61	Mallow, VL 0484	Malva verticillata L.	[proposed for Herb and Spice
crop group]	--	Not Listed	--

62	Marsh marigold, VL 0471	Caltha palustris L.	[weed, poisonous]	--	Not
Listed	--

63	Not Listed	--	Mizuna	Brassica juncea L. subsp. nipposinica (L.H.
Bailey) Hanelt	Leaves and sprouts of Brassica spp, includes mizuna,
0251080	Brassica spp.

64	Mustard greens, VL 0485	Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Cross ssp.
juncea	Mustard greens	Brassica juncea subspp.	Red Mustard

0251070	Brassica juncea var. rugosa

65	Not Listed	--	Mustard, tuberous rooted, Chinese	Brassica juncea (L.)
Czern. subsp. napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) Gladis	Not Listed	--

66	New Zealand spinach, VL 0486	Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) O.
Kuntze

67	Nightshade, Black, VL 0487	Solanum nigrum L.

68	Orach, VL 0488	Atriplex hortensis L.	Orach	Atriplex hortensis L.	Not
Listed	--

69	Pak-choi or Paksoi, VL 0466	Brassica sinensis L.	See Cabbage, Chinese
(bok choy)	Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt	Not Listed	--

70	Papaya leaves, VL 0337	Carica papaya L.	[Leaves of trees not
included]	--	Not Listed	--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

71	Parsley, HH 0740, Group 027, Herbs	Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman
ex A.W. Hill	Parsley, fresh	Petroselinum crispum ( Mill.) Nyman ex A.W.
Hill	Not Listed	--

72	Pepper leaves, VL 0489	Piper umbellatum L. (Asia); P. auritum
H.B.&K.; P. sanctum (Miq.) Schlecht. (C. and S. America)	[Solanaceae not
included]	--	Not Listed	--

73	Plantain leaves, VL 0490	Plantago major L.	Plantain	Plantago spp.	Not
Listed	--

74	Pokeweed, VL 0491	Phytolacca americana L.	[Not included, poisonous]
--	Not Listed	--

75	Not Listed	--	Primrose, English	Primula vulgaris Huds.	Not Listed	--

76	Purslane, VL 0492	Portulaca oleracea L., ssp. sativa (Haw) Celak.
Purslane, Garden	Portulaca oleracea L.	Not Listed	--

77	Purslane, Winter, VL 0493	Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.
Purslane, Winter	Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd.	Not Listed	--

78	Radish leaves (including radish tops), VL 0494	Raphanus sativus L.
Radish leaves	Raphanus sativus L. var sativus	Not Listed	--

79	Not Listed	--	Rampion leaves	Campanula rapunculus L.	Not Listed	--

80	Rape greens, VL 0495	Brassica napus L.	Rape greens	Brassica napus L.
var. napus	Not Listed	--

81	Not Listed	--	Rocket, wild	Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.	Not Listed
--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

82	Roselle leaves, VL 0446	Hibiscus sabdariffa L.	[Not included, use
mostly medicinal]	--	Not Listed	--

83	Rucola, VL 0496	Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. ssp. sativa Mill.	See
Arugula	Eruca sativa Mill.	Rocket, Rucola

0251060	Eruca sativa

84	Rutabaga greens, VL 0497	Brassica napobrassica (L.) Mill.	Rutabaga
leaves	Brassica napus var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.	Not Listed	--

85	Salsify leaves, VL 0498	Tragopogon porrifolium L.	Salsify, Black
Scorzonera hispanica L.	Not Listed	--

86	Sea kale, VL 0499	Crambe maritime L.	[Included in Stalk, Stem and
Petiole: shoots blanched and served like asparagus]	Not Listed	--

87	Senna leaves, VL 0500	Cassia senna L.	[laxative medicinal use]	--	Not
Listed	--

88	Not Listed	--	Shepherd’s purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik
Not Listed	--

89	Sowthistle, VL 0501	Sonchus oleraceus L.	Sowthistle	Sonchus oleraceus
L.	Not Listed	--

90	Spinach, VL 0502	Spinacia oleracea L.	Spinach	Spinacia oleracea L.
Spinach

0252010	Spinacia oleracea

91	Spinach, Indian, VL 0503	Basella alba L.	Spinach, Malabar	Basella
alba L.	Not Listed	--

92	See New Zealand spinach	Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) O. Kuntze
Spinach, New Zealand	Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.) Kuntze	Not Listed
--

93	Sweet potato, leaves, VL 0508	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir.	Sweet
potato, leaves	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. batatas	Not Listed	--

94	See Chard	--	Swiss chard	Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris	Not Listed
--

95	Tannia leaves, VL 0504	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott	Tanier
leaves	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott	Not Listed	--

96	Not Listed	--	Tanier Spinach	Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl.	Not
Listed	--

Table 5. Crop Group Comparisons – Leafy Vegetables (continued)

CODEX Crop Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy
vegetables); proposed new US Crop Group and EU Crop List of Regulation 2
(1) (iv)

Row #	Codex 	Proposed US 	EU Crop List or Regulation

	Commodity Name and Code

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

Commodity Name

Botanical Name

97	Taro leaves, VL 0505	Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott	Taro leaves
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott	Not Listed	--

98	Turnip greens, VL 0506	Brassica rapa L., var. rapa	Turnip greens
Brassica rapa L., var. rapa	Not Listed	--

99	Not Listed	--	Ulluco leaves	Ullucus tuberosus Caldas	Not Listed	--

100	Not Listed	--	Velvet plant leaves	Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.)
DC.	Not Listed	--

101	Not Listed	--	Violet, Chinese	Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson
Not Listed	--

102	Watercress	Nasturtium officinale R. Br. and hybrids	Watercress
Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton	Not Listed	--

103	Not Listed	--	Yam leaves	Dioscorea spp.	Not Listed	--

ATTACHMENT 1.  CHEMSAC PROPOSAL – MAY 5, 2010

AND

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

	OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND

                      POLLUTION PREVENTION

  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 MEMORANDUM

  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1

DATE: May 5, 2010

SUBJECT:	Crop Grouping – Joint Proposal I:  Options for Revising the
Leafy Vegetable Crop Group 4 [40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (5)] and the Brassica
Leafy Vegetable Crop Group 5 [(40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (6)].

PC Code:  NA	DP Barcode:   NA

Decision No.: NA	Registration No.:  NA

Petition No.: NA	Regulatory Action:  Crop Grouping Regulation

Risk Assessment Type: None 	Case No.: NA

TXR No.: NA	CAS No.:  NA

MRID No.: NA	40 CFR: 180.41 (c) (5) and 180.41 (c) (6)

FROM:	Bill Barney, Crop Grouping Manager Chairman, ICGCC

		Tracy Switek, Assistant Coordinator

		IR-4 Project Headquarters

AND

		Bernard A. Schneider, Ph.D., Senior Plant Physiologist

Chemistry and Exposure Branch

Health Effects Division (7509P)

THROUGH:	William Donovan, Ph.D. and Michael Doherty, Ph.D., Chairpersons

HED Chemistry Science Advisory Council (ChemSAC)

		Health Effects Division (7509P)

TO:	ChemSAC,

		Denise MacGillivray, PMRA, and

	Barbara Madden, Minor Use Officer, RD (7505P)

cc: 	IR-4 Project, Jerry Baron, Dan Kunkel, Debbie Carpenter, and Van
Starner.

BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUESTED:

	As part of the Crop Grouping revision effort, William P. Barney, Crop
Grouping Project Coordinator and Tracey Switek, Assistant Coordinator,
USDA Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) have been researching
the revision of Crop Group 4, Leafy Vegetables, except Brassica
vegetables and its subgroups and the Brassica leafy vegetable crop group
5 and its subgroups.  During discussions with Bernie Schneider, and
various members of the International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee
several suggestions have come up which IR-4 would like to have ChemSAC
review and provide their expert suggestions prior to the further
development of these crop groups.

	IR-4 feels that these proposed changes would help us harmonize the crop
groups more closely with Codex, provide flexibility to the growers, and
more accurately reflect the pesticide residue levels on these vegetable
crops.

	There are three proposals for ChemSAC to consider, and for discussion
purposes we will list the current Crop Groups 4 and 5 in Appendix I.
Appendix II shows all the possible changes that could occur to the Crop
group 4 Leafy Vegetable, while Appendix III shows all the possible
changes that could occur to the Crop group 5 Brassica Leafy Vegetable.

IR-4 Proposal 1: ‘Transfer the Brassica Leafy Vegetable Subgroup 5B to
Crop Group 4 (Leafy Vegetables except Brassica Vegetables) to form a new
Subgroup 4C (Leafy Brassica Vegetables) and rename Group 4 as Leafy
Vegetable and Crop Group 5 as the Head and Stem Brassica Vegetable
Group’.

	Leafy vegetables and Brassica leafy vegetables are grouped separately
in the U.S. crop grouping system.  However, non-Brassica leafy
vegetables and Brassica leafy vegetables are similar to each other in
growth pattern and leaf exposure.  Brassica leafy vegetables more
closely resemble non-Brassica leafy vegetables in this manner than they
do with Crop Subgroup 5A the Brassica head and stem vegetables with
which they are currently grouped.  One option considered was to combine
the two leafy vegetables into one subgroup, however, after comments from
a member of the ICGCC as well as consulting with IR-4 weed scientist Dr.
Marija Arsenovic, grouping these vegetables together within a single
subgroup was found to be undesirable due to potentially differing
actions of some herbicides on leafy Brassicas verses other leafy
(non-Brassica) crops.

Another option would be to make a separate Leafy Brassica greens
subgroup 4C.  This subgroup would make Group 4 more comparable to the
Codex Group 013, Leafy vegetables (including Brassica leafy vegetables).
 Codex has long grouped all leafy vegetables together and this move
would allow our system to harmonize more closely with theirs, while
still maintaining the integrity of existing herbicide registrations and
allowing for registrations on a single subgroup for those herbicides
which would otherwise be impractical for use on the entire group.

The similarity of these two existing subgroups is borne out by a
comparison of existing tolerances.  Based on the existing tolerances
shown in Tables 1, 2  and 3 on crop subgroups 4A, 5A, and 5B it is clear
that the levels of residues found in Subgroup 5B (Leafy Brassica greens)
are closer to the levels of the same chemical found in Subgroup 4A
(Leafy Greens) than those of Subgroup 5A (Brassica Head and Stem
Vegetables).  Moving the members of the Brassica Leafy Vegetables into
group 4 would allow for greater accuracy when setting tolerances for
crop groups 4 and 5.  This proposed move has received support from
members of the ICGCC, particularly due to the recent practice of growing
Brassica and non-Brassica leafy vegetables together for “baby
greens” and salad mixes.

Table 1.  Comparison of tolerances between Crop Subgroup 4A (Leafy
greens), Subgroup 5A (Head and stem Brassica), and Subgroup 5B (Leafy
Brassica greens).

Existing tolerances by subgroup

	Subgroup:

 Chemical: 	4A	5B	5A

Cyprodinil	30	10	1

Fludioxonil	30	10	2

Methoxyfenozide	30	30	7

Spiromesifen	12	12	2

Tebufenozide	10	10	5

Triflumazole	35	40	8

Table 2.  Comparisons between the Leafy Vegetable subgroups 4A, 5B, and
5A.

Table 3.  More Visual Comparisons between the Leafy Vegetable subgroups
4A, 5B and 5A.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 1:

IR-4 Proposal 2:  ‘Add Stalk and Stem vegetables (currently orphans)
to existing Subgroup 4B (Leaf Petioles) to form a new Subgroup 4B
(Stalk, Stem, and Petiole Vegetables)’:

An amended Subgroup 4B would be comparable to Codex Group 017, Stalk and
Stem Vegetables.  The proposal to add stalk and stem vegetables to the
existing leaf petiole subgroup was made to more closely harmonize with
Codex.  The Codex Stalk and Stem group contains several petiole crops,
including celery and rhubarb, which are already members of Subgroup 4B.

It seems to be preferable to add the stalk and stem vegetables to the
existing subgroup, rather than to form a new separate crop group for
stalk, stem, and petiole vegetables because many leafy vegetables are
also used as stalk, stem, or petiole crops.  In some cases the petioles
and the leafs are used as separate and distinct commodities, and in
others the plant is harvested as a stalk vegetable when very young and
later is harvested as a leafy vegetable.  In these cases, if stalk,
stem, and petiole vegetables were in a separate crop group, a large
number of these crops would also have to be Crop Group 4, which would
add a level of complexity to setting tolerances on these groups.

Although there was not enough available data to perform a comparison on
the existing tolerances of the stalk and stem vegetables and the petiole
vegetables, the pesticide exposure for these crops should be very
similar to each other based on the morphology of the structures
involved.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 2:

IR-4 Proposal 3:  ‘Option Either Add a New Subgroup Aquatic Vegetables
(4D) to the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 or Establish an Entirely New Crop
Group Called Aquatic Vegetable Crop Group’.

Either making an aquatic vegetables subgroup or establish an entirely
new Aquatic Vegetable crop group would allow for inclusion of those
vegetables grown either partially or totally submerged.  Although Codex
currently places aquatic leafy vegetables in the same group with other
leafy vegetables, we feel that these crops would be exposed to different
pesticide use patterns.  This is due to the distinctive challenges in
applying pesticides to an aquatic system that are not present in land
based agricultural systems, as well as to the difference that water
makes in the quantity of residues found.

Placing these crops in a separate subgroup or group would accommodate
the different use patterns that might be required for applications on
these aquatic crops as well as the different levels of residue that
might be found due to the presence of large amounts of water in the
system.

Placing the aquatic vegetables in a separate subgroup would allow
registrants not wishing to pursue tolerances on aquatic vegetables due
to different registration issues to still seek tolerances for subgroups
4A, 4B, or 4C.

Also placing the aquatic vegetables in a new crop group would allow the
group to expand beyond simply aquatic leafy vegetables to include other
kinds of aquatic vegetables which might share similar challenges in crop
protection and use patterns.

We seek ChemSAC recommendation in regards to the placement of the
aquatic vegetables as either a separate crop group or a subgroup of Crop
Group 4.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 3:

APPENDIX I:  THE CURRENT CROP GROUP 4 LEAFY VEGETABLE, EXCEPT BRASSICA
AND CURRENT CROP GROUP 5 BRASSICA LEAFY VEGETABLES FOR REFERENCE
PURPOSES:

CURRENT CROP GROUP 4 LEAFY VEGETABLE, EXCEPT BRASSICA:

Group Subgroups 4A and 4B

Representative Commodity

Commodities

Crop Subgroup 4A: Leafy greens	Head lettuce, leaf lettuce, and spinach
Amaranth; arugula; chervil; chrysanthemum, edible-leaved; chrysanthemum,
garland; corn salad; cress, garden; cress, upland; dandelion; dock;
endive; lettuce; orach; parsley; purslane, garden; purslane, winter;
radicchio; spinach; spinach, New Zealand; spinach, vine.

Crop Subgroup 4B: Leaf petioles	Celery	Cardoon; celery; celery, Chinese;
celtuce; fennel, Florence; rhubarb; Swiss chard

And

CURRENT CROP GROUP 5 BRASSICA LEAFY VEGETABLES

Group Subgroups 5 A and 5B

Representative Commodity

Commodities

Crop Subgroup 5A: Head and stem Brassica	Broccoli or cauliflower, and
cabbage	Broccoli,; Chinese broccoli; Brussels sprouts; Cabbage; Chinese
cabbage, napa; Chinese mustard cabbage; cauliflower; cavalo broccoli;
kohlrabi

Subgroup 5B: Leafy Brassica greens	Mustard greens	Broccoli raab; Chinese
cabbage, bok choy; collards; kale; mizuna; mustard greens; mustard
spinach; rape greens

APPENDIX II.  POSSIBLE CHANGES TO CROP GROUP 4 LEAFY VEGETABLE.

Revised Group 4: Leafy Vegetables

Representative Commodity

Commodities1

Revised Subgroup 4A: Leafy Greens	Leaf lettuce and spinach 	Alexanders;
amaranth; amaranth, Chinese; arugula; aster, Indian; beet, leaves;
bellflower, Chinese; bitter melon (leaves); blackjack; cassava (leaves);
cat’s whiskers; celtuce (leaves); chervil; chicory (radicchio leaves
and Belgian endive); chipilin; chrysanthemum, edible-leaved;
chrysanthemum, garland; corn salad; cosmos; cowpea; cress, garden;
cress, upland; dandelion; dock; dokudami; ebolo; endive; fameflower;
feather cockscomb; fern, edible; foo yip; good-king-henry; gourd, edible
(leaves); grains of selim; hibiscus, sunset; honewort; huauzontle; jute;
lambsquarter; lettuce; lettuce, bitter; lettuce, head; lettuce, leaf;
maca (leaves); mallow; marshmarigold; milk thistle; mugwort, white;
nettle, nightshade, African; okra (leaves); orach; pak waan; paragrass;
parsley; parsnip (leaves); pennywort, Asiatic; pepper leaf; perilla;
primrose, English; pumpkin (leaves); pumpkin, fluted (leaves);
purslane, garden; purslane, winter; radish (leaves); radish, Oriental
(leaves); rampion (leaves); rhodiola; rocket, wild; roselle (leaves);
salsify (leaves), salsify, black (leaves) spinach; spinach, buffalo;
spinach, Malabar (formerly spinach, vine), spinach, Tanier; spinach, New
Zealand; sweet potato, leaves; Swiss chard, leaves, Ullucu, leaves;
velvet plant; violet, Chinese; watercress, leaves; yam, true, leaves

Revised Subgroup 4B: Stalk, Stem, and Leaf Petiole Vegetables 	Celery
Agave (stalk); alexanders (petiole); arracacha (stems); asparagus;
asparagus, sea; bamboo (shoots), burdock, edible; cardoon; celery;
celery, Chinese; celtuce (stem); fennel, Florence; fuki; garlic (stalk);
kale, sea; knotweed; mioga;  rhubarb; Swiss chard (petioles), udo,
watercress (above-ground rhizome functioning as a stem)

New Subgroup 4C: Brassica Leafy Vegetables	Mustard greens	Broccoli raab;
cabbage, Chinese (bok choy); collards; kale; mizuna; mustard greens;
mustard spinach; rape greens

New Subgroup 4D: Aquatic Leaf Vegetables

Or

New Crop Group: Aquatic Vegetables	Water spinach	Bamboo, water; caltrop,
water; cattail, common; dropwort, water; euryale; lotus leaves; spinach,
water; watershield, white snowflake

1: All commodities in these subgroups are subject to changes or
additions pending further research.

APPENDIX III.  POSSIBLE CHANGES TO CROP GROUP 5 BRASSICA LEAFY VEGETABLE
TO BECOME HEAD AND STEM BRASSICA GROUP.

Head and Stem Brassica Group 5 - 10

Representative Commodity

Commodities

No Subgroups	Broccoli or cauliflower, and cabbage	Broccoli,; Chinese
broccoli; Brussels sprouts; Cabbage; Chinese cabbage, napa; Chinese
mustard cabbage; cauliflower; cavalo broccoli; kohlrabi

ATTACHMENT 2.  CHEMSAC MINUTES – MAY 19, 2010

Subject:	Minutes of the 05/19/2010 ChemSAC Meeting

To:		HED’s Chemistry Interest Group

From:	HED’s Chemistry Science Advisory Council (ChemSAC)

Attendees: Will Donovan (Chair), Thurston Morton (Minutes), Chris
Olinger, Tom Bloem, Bill Drew, George Kramer, Meheret Negussie, Mike
Doherty, Bernie Schneider, Beth Holman, Rick Loranger, Debra Rate, Dave
Soderberg, Dennis McNeilly, Julie Van Alstine, Bonnie Cropp-Kohlligian,
Doug Dotson, Barbara Madden, Andy Ertman, Ideliz Negron, and P. Yvonne
Barnes.

Via telephone:

PMRA – Monica Lee and Denise MacGillivray

IR-4 – Tracy Switek, Bill Barney, and Kathryn Homa

1.  Minutes of 5/12/10.  Approved with minor editorial comments.
Concerning the last item of the minutes, Chris Olinger noted that all
U.S. registrations of methamidophos have been cancelled (personal email
communication, J. Schnackenbeck to C. Olinger, 5/19/2010).

2.  [Item 2 omitted]

3.  Crop Grouping proposals for possible options to revise the Leafy
Vegetable Crop Group 4 and the Brassica Leafy Vegetable Crop Group 5 as
well as create new a new crop group named the Leafy, Tree, and Vine
Vegetable Crop Group (B. Schneider and IR-4).  Tracy Switek, USDA IR-4
presented the two proposals.

Note that the following is not a request for approval of new crop groups
but rather a request for feedback about some ideas for how to best
revise groups 4 and 5 and/or add new crop group(s)/subgroup(s).   The
intent is that ChemSAC feedback might assist in the development of
proposals that may be submitted at a later time.

	IR-4 Proposal 1 considered options for revising the Leafy Vegetable and
Brassica Leafy Vegetable Crop Groups.  Option 1 proposes to transfer the
Brassica Leafy Vegetable Subgroup 5B to Crop Group 4 (Leafy Vegetables
except Brassica Vegetables) to form a new Subgroup 4C (Leafy Brassica
Vegetables) and rename Group 4 as Leafy Vegetable and Crop Group 5 as
the Head and Stem Brassica Vegetable Group.  Table 1 shows the proposed
new changes to Crop Group 4 Leafy Vegetable, and Table 2 shows all the
possible changes that could occur to the Crop Group 5 Brassica Leafy
Vegetable.  The leafy vegetables and Brassica leafy vegetables are
grouped separately in the U.S. crop grouping system.  However,
non-Brassica leafy vegetables and Brassica leafy vegetables are similar
to each other in growth pattern and leaf exposure.  Brassica leafy
vegetables (Subgroup 4B) more closely resemble non-Brassica leafy
vegetables in this manner than they do Crop Subgroup 5A (the Brassica
head and stem vegetables) with which they are currently grouped.  The
two options are to either 1) combine the Brassica leafy vegetables with
the leafy vegetables into one subgroup or 2) make a separate Leafy
Brassica Greens Subgroup 4C.  This subgroup would make Group 4 more
comparable to the Codex Group 013, Leafy Vegetables (including Brassica
leafy vegetables).  Codex has long grouped all leafy vegetables together
and this move would allow our system to harmonize with this group more
closely.  The similarity of these two existing subgroups is borne out by
a comparison of existing tolerances and use patterns.  Based on a
comparison of crop subgroups 4A, 5A, and 5B it is clear that the
established tolerance levels in Subgroup 5B (Leafy Brassica Greens) are
much closer to the levels of the same chemical found in Subgroup 4A
(Leafy Greens) than those of Subgroup 5A (Brassica Head and Stem
Vegetables).  Thus moving members of the Brassica Leafy Vegetables into
Group 4 would allow for greater accuracy when setting tolerances for
both crop Groups 4 and 5.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 1:

	ChemSAC felt that moving the Brassica Leafy Vegetable Subgroup 4B into
the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 would be justified by keeping it as a
separate subgroup in the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 (Table 1).  Also,
ChemSAC felt that Crop Group 5 could be renamed the Head and Stem
Brassica Vegetable Group if the Leafy Brassica Subgroup is moved to Crop
Group 4 (Table 2).  ChemSAC also recommended that further research into
a possible Subgroup 4C: Brassica Leafy Vegetables should be made into
the representative commodity being either mustard greens or kale to
avoid trade irritants with Canada.

IR-4 Proposal 2 discussed possibility of adding the stalk and stem
vegetables (currently orphans) to the existing Subgroup 4B (Leaf
Petioles) to form a new Subgroup 4B (Stalk, Stem, and Petiole
Vegetables).  An amended Subgroup 4B would be comparable to Codex Group
017, Stalk and Stem Vegetables.  This proposal to add stalk and stem
vegetables to the existing Leaf Petiole Subgroup was made to more
closely harmonize with Codex.  The Codex Stalk and Stem Group contains
several petiole crops, including celery and rhubarb, which are already
members of Subgroup 4B.  IR-4 thought it would be preferable to add the
stalk and stem vegetables to the existing subgroup, rather than to form
a new separate crop group for stalk, stem, and petiole vegetables
because many leafy vegetables are also used as stalk, stem, or petiole
crops.  In some cases the petioles and the leafs are used as separate
and distinct commodities, and in others the plant is harvested as a
stalk vegetable when very young and later is harvested as a leafy
vegetable.  In these cases, if stalk, stem, and petiole vegetables were
in a separate crop group, a large number of these crops would also have
to be Crop Group 4, which would add a level of complexity to setting
tolerances on these groups.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 2:

	ChemSAC agrees that combing the stem and stalk vegetables into the Leaf
Petioles Subgroup 4B is a good idea.  Also, ChemSAC agreed that the
stalk, stem and petiole vegetables could be a separate crop group
similar to Codex.  However, there needs to be more available data to
perform a comparison on the existing tolerances of the stalk and stem
vegetables with the petiole vegetables.  The pesticide exposure for
these crops should be similar to each other based on the morphology of
the structures involved.  More data are needed before recommending
celery and or asparagus as a representative commodity.  Barbara Madden,
RD, volunteered her staff to help gather comparisons of tolerance and
use pattern data for celery and asparagus.

IR-4 Proposal 3:  Either add a new subgroup Aquatic Vegetables (4D) to
the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 or establish an entirely new crop group,
namely, Aquatic Vegetable Crop Group.

Either making an aquatic vegetables subgroup or establishing an entirely
new Aquatic Vegetable crop group would allow for inclusion of those
vegetables grown either partially or totally submerged in water.
Although Codex currently places aquatic leafy vegetables in the same
group with other leafy vegetables, we feel that these crops would be
exposed to different pesticide use patterns.  This is due to the
distinctive challenges in applying pesticides to an aquatic system that
are not present in land based agricultural systems, as well as to the
difference that water makes in the quantity of residues found.

Placing these crops in a separate subgroup or group would accommodate
the different use patterns that might be required for applications on
these aquatic crops as well as the different levels of residue that
might be found due to the presence of large amounts of water in the
system.

IR-4 is seeking ChemSAC recommendation in regards to the placement of
the aquatic vegetables as either a separate crop group or a subgroup of
Crop Group 4.

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 3:

	ChemSAC in general recommends that aquatic vegetables should be in a
separate crop group rather than making it a separate subgroup in the
Leafy Vegetable Crop Group 4.  This would recognize its unique growing
conditions over conventional land grown leafy vegetables, and avoid
exceptions to the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 since one aquatic vegetable
would have to be a representative commodity in Crop Group 4.  ChemSAC
also recommends considering what aquatic crop makes the best
representative commodity instead of water spinach.  Seaweed was also
named as a possible aquatic crop.

TABLE 1:  POSSIBLE CHANGES TO CROP GROUP 4-10 LEAFY VEGETABLE.

Revised Group 4-10: Leafy Vegetables

Representative Commodity

	Commodities being researched and ChemSAC Notes

Revised Subgroup 4A: Leafy Greens	Leaf lettuce and spinach 	List of
commodities deleted for the minutes.

Revised Subgroup 4B: Stalk, Stem, and Leaf Petiole Vegetables 	Celery
or Asparagus proposed	List of commodities deleted for the minutes.
ChemSAC agrees with combing the stem and stalk vegetables into a crop
subgroup provided more information is developed for residue comparisons
in both of these crops.

New Subgroup 4C: Brassica Leafy Vegetables	Mustard greens or kale
Current commodities are: Broccoli raab; cabbage, Chinese (bok choy);
collards; kale; mizuna; mustard greens; mustard spinach; rape greens.

ChemSAC agrees that the Brassica leafy vegetable subgroup 5B could be
transferred to crop group 4C.  Further research should be made into the
representative commodity being either mustard greens or kale to avoid
trade irritants with Canada.

New Subgroup 4D: Aquatic Leaf Vegetables

Or

New Crop Group: Aquatic Vegetables	Water spinach	Bamboo, water; caltrop,
water; cattail, common; dropwort, euryale water; lotus leaves; spinach,
water; watershield, white snowflake

ChemSAC recommends further investigation into an appropriate
representative crop, and addition of other aquatic crops such as taro
leaves and seaweed.  Also, ChemSAC favors a new crop group for aquatics
over it being a separate crop subgroup in crop group 4.

TABLE 2:  POSSIBLE CHANGES TO CROP GROUP 5 BRASSICA LEAFY VEGETABLE TO
BECOME HEAD AND STEM BRASSICA GROUP 5 -10.

Head and Stem Brassica Group 5-10

Representative Commodity

Commodities

No Subgroups	Broccoli or cauliflower, and cabbage	Broccoli,; Chinese
broccoli; Brussels sprouts; Cabbage; Chinese cabbage, napa; Chinese
mustard cabbage; cauliflower; cavalo broccoli; kohlrabi

IR-4 Proposal IR-4:  Establish an entirely new crop group separate from
the Leafy Vegetable Group 4 and the Brassica Leafy Vegetable Group 5
that would contain Edible Leaves of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines.

In the course of researching the revision of Crop Group 4, Leafy
Vegetables (except Brassica vegetables) and its subgroups, many new
crops were discovered or proposed for inclusion that either do not fit
the traditional definition of leafy vegetables, or do not fit into the
existing subgroups (Crop Groups 4 or 5 or any of its subgroups).  The
existing members of Crop Group 4 are all relatively small, herbaceous
plants grown as vegetables for their leaves or petioles.  However, there
are many economically and nutritionally valuable leafy vegetable crops
which do not fit this description.  Many of these are trees, shrubs, or
very large vines which are valued for their edible leaves (see Table 3
for what the crop group may look like).  Although they are technically
leaf vegetables, they can be expected to require very different
pesticide use patterns and exhibit different residues than the smaller,
low to the ground herbaceous plants which currently make up Crop Group
4:  Leafy Vegetables (except Brassica Leafy Vegetables) and Crop
Subgroup 5B Leafy Brassica Greens.  Their uses also may vary some from
salad type vegetables such as banana leaves that are wrapped around food
and cooked, and grape leaves which are used widely in Mediterranean
cooking and filled with rice before cooking and eaten whole.  IR-4 would
like ChemSAC advice regarding formation of this proposed new crop group.

TABLE 3:  Proposed New Crop Group - Leafy Tree, Shrub, and Vine
Vegetable.

Group Name	Proposed Representative Commodity	Proposed Commodities

Leafy Tree, Shrub, and Vine Vegetables Group	Grape, leaves	Agathi;
banana, leaves; banana, Abyssinian; baobab, bitterleaf; chaya; Chinese
toon; goji, leaves; grape, leaves; horseradish tree; papaya, leaves

ChemSAC Recommendation for Proposal 4:

	In general ChemSAC was opposed to establishing a new crop group for
Edible Leaves of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines because the proposed
commodities may be too variable in use patterns and too minor to be
internationally traded, making the selection of a standard
representative commodity for all these unique types of growth
problematic.  However, with increasing availability of ethnic crops in
U.S. stores (particularly Asian, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Middle
Eastern), analysis of food consumption trends is recommended before
keeping these crops as distinct orphans.

ATTACHMENT 3. SYMPOSIUM PROPOSAL

Root and Tuber and Leafy Vegetables

Workgroup # 1

IR-4/USDA Crop Grouping Symposium

7-8 October 2002

Arlington, Virginia

Chair: Dan Kunkel

Co-Chairs: Tom Bloem, Hong Chen, Doug Dotson, Mary Lamberts, Yuen-Shaung
NG, Ray Ratto.

Workgroup #1’s mission was to review, evaluate and validate
established Crop Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and

the proposed Crop Group A to include additional crops.

   Note: The established Crop Groups reflected the US EPA’s 40 CFR
180.41, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s
Directive 98-02 and Mexico’s Crop Grouping System which are identical.

Crop Group 4. Leafy Vegetables (Except Brassica Vegetables)

Crop Groups

US = 4     Canada  = 4     Codex  = VL     Mexico = 4	Author’s
Classification of Leafy Vegetables (Except Brassica Vegetables)

Crop Groups

US = 4     Canada  = 4     Codex  = VL     Mexico = 4

Rep. Commodities	Established Commodities	Validate:Y/N	Proposed Commodity
Additions/Changes	Validate:Y/N

Celery, Head lettuce,

Leaf lettuce, and

Spinach	Amaranth (Chinese spinach) (014)	Y	Amaranth/Chinese (014)

CG 4D + 4A	Y

	Arugula (roquette) (033)	Y	Amaranth/leafy (016)	Y

	Cardoon (125)	Y	Arugula (033)	Y

	Celery (138)	Y	Chicory (153,231)	Y

	Celery/Chinese (139)	Y	Comfrey (189)	Y

	Celtuce (334)	Y	Coriander (cilantro) (181)	Y

	Chervil (148)	Y	Coriander/false (192)  CULANTRO	Y

	Chrysanthemum/edible-leaved (156)	Y	Dock (224, 557, 558)	Y

	Chrysanthemum/garland (156) 	Y	Fameflower ((235)  WATER LEAF	Y

	Corn salad (194)	Y	Fenugreek (240)	Y

	Cress/garden (202)	Y	Fern/edible (241)	Y

	Cress/upland (203)	Y	Good-king-Henry (259)	Y

	Dandelion (218)	Y	Gow kee (263)	Y

	Dock (sorrel) (224 557, 558)	Y	Ice plant (291)	Y

	Endive (escarole) (231)	Y	Japanese honewort (301)	Y

	Fennel/Florence (239)	Y	Jute/nalta (310)   FRUIT ALSO EATEN	Y

	Lettuce/head and leaf (333) 	Y	Kale/sea (312)	Y

	Orach (426)	Y	Lettuce (333)	Y

	Parsley (439)	Y	Lettuce/celery (334)	Y

	Purslane/garden (498)	Y	Lettuce/head (335)	Y

	Purslane/winter (499)	Y	Lettuce/leaf (336)	Y

	Radicchio (red chicory) (153)	Y	Marshmarigold (364)	Y

	Rhubarb (512)	Y	Plantain (043, 475)	Y

	Spinach (569)	Y	Pokeweed (483)	Y

	Spinach/New Zealand (570)	Y	Sorrel/French (557)	Y

	Spinach/vine (571)        MALABAR	Y	Sorrel/garden (558)	Y

	Swiss chard (595)	Y	Water dropwort (644)	Y

	Water spinach (645)	Y

	Watercress (647)	Y

	Amaranth (Chinese spinach) covered in Amaranth/Chinese (014)	Y

	Arugula (roquette) covered in Arugula (033)	Y

	Chrysanthemum/garland covered in Chrysanthemum/edible-leaved (156)	Y

Subgroups (Established and Proposed) for Crop Group # 4:

4A – Leafy Greens (Established)

4B – leaf petiole (Established)

4C – Aquatic Leaf and Stem (Proposed)

4D – Edible Ferns (Proposed)

4E – Lettuce (Proposed as outlined in 4.44)

4F – Spinach (Proposed as outlined in 4.45)

Subgroups for Crop Group 4: Leafy Vegetables (Except Brassica
Vegetables)

Subgroup 4A. Leafy Greens Subgroup (Established)

Rep. Commodities	Commodities	Validate: Y/N

Head lettuce and

leaf lettuce, and spinach	Amaranth (Chinese spinach); arugula; chervil;
chrysanthemum/edible-leaved; chrysanthemum/garland; corn salad;
cress/garden; cress/upland; dandelion; dock; endive; lettuce; orach;
parsley; purslane/garden; purslane/winter; radicchio; spinach;
spinach/New Zealand; spinach/vine

New: Chicory; Comfrey; Coriander(cilantro); Coriander/false; Fameflower;
Fenugreek; Fern/edible;Good-king-Henry;Gow kee;Ice plant; Jute/nalta;
Kale/sea; Marshmarigold; Plantain; Pokeweed; Sorrel/French;
Sorrel/garden; Water spinach; Watercress	Y

ADDITIONS MADE BY WORKGROUP #1 TO SUBGROUP 4A; LEAFY GREENS SUBGROUP.

Common Name	Scientific Name

	CG/SG Placement	Rep Crop	Edible Part	Person(s) Requesting	Comments
Validate: Y/N

TANIER LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

YAM LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

ARRACACHA LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

HONEWORT LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

MACA LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

MASUHA LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

RAMPION LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

TANIER SPINACH LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE AND SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

TARO LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE

SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

YAUTIA LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE

SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

BURDOCK LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

BEETS, TABLE(GARDEN) LEAVES

2 AND 4A	SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

CASSAVA LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

CHICORY LEAVES

2 AND 4A	SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

DASHEEN (TARO) LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

PARSNIP, LEAVES

2 AND 4A	SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

SALSIFY BLACK, LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

SWEET POTATO LEAVES

2 AND 4A	SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

ULLUCO LEAVES

2 AND 4A	LETTUCE	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

SALSIFY LEAVES

2 AND 4A	SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4	Y

DAYLILY TOPS

4A	LETTUCE

SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL

Y

GRAPE LEAVES

4A

	KUNKEL

Y

CORIANDER/FALSE

4A	LETTUCE

SPINACH	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE CULANTRO IN NAME	Y

Subgroup 4B. Leaf Petioles Subgroup (Established)

Rep. Commodities	Commodities	Validate: Y/N

Celery	Cardoon; celery; celery/Chinese; celtuce; fennel/Florence;
rhubarb; Swiss chard

New; Japanese honewort; Water dropwort	Y

ADDITIONS MADE BY WORKGROUP #1 TO SUBGROUP 4B: LEAFY PETIOLES SUBGROUP

Common Name	Scientific Name

	CG/SG Placement	Rep Crop	Edible Part	Person(s) Requesting	Comments
Validate: Y/N

CELERIAC LEAVES

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

YAUTIA LEAVES

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

YACON LEAVES

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

TANIER SPINACH

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

TARO LEAVES

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

MAUKA LEAVES

4B	CELERY	LEAVES	KUNKEL	INCLUDE IN BOTH 2 AND 4B	Y

 CROP SUBGROUP 4C: AQUATIC LEAFY AND STEM VEGETABLES PROPOSED  BY
WORKGROUP #1 (Proposed)

Common Name	Scientific Name

	CG/SG Placement	Rep Crop	Edible Part	Person(s) Requesting	Comments
Validate: Y/N

COMMOM CATTAIL	TYPHA LATIFOLIA L.	4C	WATERCRESS	BUDS	H. CHEN

Y

EURYALE	EURYALE FEROX SALISB.	4C	WATERCRESS	YOUNG LEAF STALKS	H. CHEN

Y

WATER BAMBOO	ZIZINIA LATIFOLIA (GRISEB.) TURCZ. EX STAPF./Z. CADUCIFLORE
(TURCZ.) HAND. –MAZZ. 	4C	WATERCRESS	STEMS	H. CHEN

Y

WILD RICE	ZIZANIA AQUATICA L.	4C	WATERCRESS	STEMS	H. CHEN

Y

WATER CALTROP	TRAPA SPP.	4C	WATERCRESS 	NUT-LIKE FRUIT, LEAVES & STEMS
H. CHEN

Y

WATER DROPWORT	OENANTHE JAVANICA (BLUME) DC.	4C	WATERCRESS 	LEAVES &
STEMS	H. CHEN

Y

WATER SHIELD	BRASENIA SCHREBERI   J.F. GMELIN	4C	WATERCRESS 	LEAVES &
STEMS	H. CHEN

Y

WATER SPINACH	IPOMOEA AQUATICA FORSSK.	4C	WATERCRESS 	LEAVES & STEMS	M.
LAMBERTS	THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION SINCE THERE ARE 2 FORMS OF
THIS CROP. NOTE: THIS IS A CLASS I PROHIBITED PLANT (FL. DEPT OF ENV.
PROTECT.) IN FL THOUGH IT CAN BE GROWN AS A PERMITTED CROP, NOT THE
AQUATIC FORM	Y

SPIRULINA	SPIRULINA	4C	WATERCRESS	ENTIRE

PLANT	M. BRAVERMAN	AQUATIC ALGAE	Y

SUBGROUP 4D: EDIBLE FERNS , PROPOSED BY WORKGROUP # 1 (Proposed)

Common Name	Scientific Name

	CG/SG Placement	Rep Crop	Edible Part	Person(s) Requesting	Comments
Validate: Y/N

BRACKEN FERN	PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM (L.) KUHN VAR. LATIUSCULUM (DESV.)
UNDERW.EX A. HELLER	4D	LETTUCE AND/OR SPINACH	YOUNG STEMS	H. CHEN
BRACKEN FERN	Y

CINNAMON FERN	OSMUNDA CINNAMOMEA L. AND O. CINNAMOMEA L. VAR. ASIATICA
FERNALD.	4D 	LETTUCE AND/OR SPINACH	YOUNG STEMS	H. CHEN	CINNAMON FERN	Y

JAPANESE FLOWERING FERN	OSMUNDA JAPONICA THUNB.	4D 	LETTUCE AND/OR
SPINACH	CROZIERS	H. CHEN	JAPANESE FLOWERING FERN	Y

OSTRICH FERN	MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS (L.) TODARO	4D 	LETTUCE AND/OR
SPINACH	CROZIERS	H. CHEN	OSTRICH FERN	Y

Workgroup Worksheet

Workgroup #: ___1_________Crop Group: __4____________________________

Additions to Established Crop Groups and Subgroups

Common Name	Scientific Name

	Group/SG Placement	Rep Crop	Edible Part	Person(s) Requesting	Comments
Validate:Y/N

4.1 Skullcap	Scutellaria laterifolia

(Lamiaceae)	4 AND 19

Top	J. Rabin (NJ)

Y

4.2 St. Johnswort	Hypericum perforatum

(Clusiaceae)	4

Top	J. Rabin (NJ)

Y

4.3 Huauzontle	Chenopodium berlandieri

(Chenopodiaceae)	4, 15 and 16	Spinach	Top, seed	Mexico	Leaves used as
spinach;  seed used in bread; (Azetec Red Spinach)	Y

4.4 Spinach Subgroup	See comments, crop already in established crop
group	4F	Spinach	Top	IR-4	Arugula, cress, BRASSICA CROP  GROUP ALSO,
dock, dandelion, parsley, CHICORY TOPS, etc.

	Y

4.5 Warrigal greens	Tetragonia tetragonoides (Aizoaceae)	4F	Spinach	Top
G. Bulow (Australia)	New Zealand Spinach	Y

4.6 Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandiflorus

(Campanulaceae)	4

Root and top

White root is primary use. Young leaves eaten boiled.	Y

4.7 Watercress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

(Brassicaceae)	4A	Lettuce and Spinach	Top	G. Saxena (FL)	Water issue vs.
upland watercress

INCLUDE WITH BRASSICA	Y

4.8 Alfalfa	Medicago hispida

(Fabaceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Young shoots	H. Chen
Monograph 008	Y

4.9 Cat’s Whiskers	Cleome gynamdra (Capparaceae)	4A	Head & leaf
lettuce, Spinach	Flower stems with attached leaves	H. Chen

Y

4.10 Chinese Mallow	Malva vericillata

(Malvaceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Tender leaves  and shoot
tips	H. Chen

Y

4.11 Coltsfoot	Tussilago farfara

(Asteraceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Leafstalks, flower stems &
buds	H. Chen

Y

4.12 Common Sow Thistle	Sonchus oleraceae

(Asteraceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Young leaves	H. Chen

Y

4.13 Day Lily	Hemerocallis spp.

 (Liliaceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Flower buds	H. Chen
Monograph 221, 245	Y

4.14 Cilantro 	Coriandrum sativum

(Apiaceae)	4A

	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Leaves and petioles	H. Chen	Monograph 191

	Y

4.15 Field Sow Thistle	Sonchus brachyotus

(Asteraceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Young plants and leaves	H.
Chen

Y

4.16 Gynura	Gynura bicolor

(Asteraceae)	4A	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Young plants and leaves	H.
Chen

Y

4.17 India Kalimeris	Kalimeris indica

(Asteraceae)	4A

	Head & leaf lettuce, Spinach	Shoots	H. Chen

Y

4.18 (Reserved)

	4.19 Vegetable Chryanthemum	Chryanthemum nankingensis (Asteraceae)	4A

4F	Celery

SPINACH	Leaves & stem	H. Chen

Y

4.20 Water Caltrop	Trapa spp.

 (Cyperaceae)	4C 	Watercress	Leaves & stem	H. Chen	Monograph 646	Y

4.21 Water Dropwort	Oenanthe javanica

(Onagraceae)	4C

4B	CELERY	Leaves & stem	H. Chen	Monograph 234	Y

4.22 Water Shield	Brasenia schreberi (Cabombaceae)	4C	WATERCRESS	Leaves
& stem	H. Chen

Y

4.23 Bracken Fern	Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum

(Dennstaediaceae)	4D

Young stems	H. Chen	Monograph 241	Y

4.24 Cinnamon Fern	Osmunda cinnamomea and O. cinnamomea var. asiatica
(Osmundaceae)	4D

Young stems	H. Chen	Monograph 241	Y

4.25 Japanese Flowering Fern	Osmunda japonica (Osmundaceae)	4 D

Croziers	H. Chen	Monograph 241	Y

4.26 Ostrich Fern	Matteuccia struthiopteris (Dryoptericaceae)	4 D

Croziers	H. Chen

Y

4.27 Fresh Herbs	Many in 19 A (See list)	4A	Lettuce and Spinach	Tops	C.
Coiner (FL)	Move  INCLUDE IN BOTH 19A  and Crop Group 4A	Y

4.28 Water Spinach	Ipomoea aquatica (Convolulaceae)	4C	Lettuce and
Spinach	Tops	IR-4	Monograph (645), also called Ong Choy	Y

4.29 Chicory Dandelion

4A	Lettuce 	Tops	Ray Ratto (CA)	Chard Dandelion	Y

4.30 English Primose 	Primula vulgaris

(Primulaceae)	4A 	Lettuce and Spinach	Flowers & leaves	M. Braverman