Last updated on May 15, 2026
by Section 5, Division of Foods,
National Institute of Health Sciences.

Total number of access
(2023/02/17 18:30:00 ~ 2026/05/15 15:07:24)81,781

"Pesticides database for MRLs set in Japan" is English-translated site
from the original site in Japanese at the following URL.
https://jpn-pesticides-database.go.jp/prdb/

Data in this database should always referred to the original information
available through the Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan homepage.
(In Japanese) https://www.caa.go.jp/policies/policy/standards_evaluation/
pesticide_residues
(In English) https://www.caa.go.jp/en/policy/standards_evaluation/residues_of_pesticides

Major-updated history, etc.:
April 21, 2026
Updated the finalized version of the subcommittee
materials dated March 13, Reiwa 8 (2026),
concerning the pesticides kasugamycin and carbaryl.

April 10, 2026
・Based on the CAA notification (消食基第129号) on April 8, 2026,
the following official test methods were registered: MCPA (livestock and aquatic products),
aminopyralid (agricultural products), clofentezine (livestock products),
dicamba (livestock products), dithianon (livestock products),
sethoxydim (livestock and aquatic products), and fludioxonil (livestock products).
・The committee reports concerning the following pesticides were updated.
New registrations:
Pesticide: Kasugamycin
Pesticide: Carbaryl
Pesticide: Tetraniliprole
Pesticide: Triforine
Pesticide: Prosulfocarb
Pesticide: Mepronil
32 pesticides: DCIP, ametryn, isofenphos, iprobenfos, etofumesate,
etridiazole, oxadixyl, oryzalin, carpropamid, quinalphos, chlorpyrifos,
dichlofluanid, cycloprothrin, dichlomezine, diphenyl, silafluofen,
demeton-S-methyl, nicotine, piraclofos, fenoxycarb, butafenacil,
bupirimate, fluacrypyrim, flumiclorac-pentyl, bromopropylate,
bendiocarb, fomesafen, metabenzthiazuron, monocrotophos,
2,4,5-T, captafol, and daminozide.
・Data review on the regulated substances and reference standards was conducted.

March 27, 2026
The committee reports concerning the following five pesticides have been updated.
New registrations: Quinoclamine, Spirodiclofen, Propamocarb, Spiropidion
URL update registration: Sulfoxaflor

February 19, 2026
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第62号) on February 19, 2026.
Updated pesticides: Isotianil, Clofentezine, Cyclopyranil, Validamycin, Broflanilide

February 6, 2026
The status of availability from domestic reagent manufacturers, etc. regarding the reference standards required for testing of pesticide residues in foods has been reflected (as of November 2025).

January 30, 2026
Regulatory criteria were updated.

December 16, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第683号) on December 16, 2025.
Updated pesticides: Esprocarb, Ethaboxam, Trifloxystrobin, Picarbutrazox, Polyoxorim-zinc, Mandipropamid

October 24, 2025
Reflected the publicized reports from the subcommittee meeting held on September 17, 2025, regarding the following seven pesticides:
Isocycloseram, Oxolinic Acid, Kizalophop-ethyl and Kizalophop-P-tefuryl, Piflubumide, Phenmedipham, Broflanilide, and Benzyladenine.

October 23, 2025
Revised the displayed food classification names.

October 7, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第583号) on October 7, 2025.
Updated pesticides: Etofenprox, Spinetoram, Butachlor, Prallethrin

September 18, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第526号) on September 18, 2025.

August 28, 2025
The total number of accesses has exceeded forty thousand (an average of 138 per day).

August 14, 2025
Reflected the Subcommittee Reports (released on July 8, 2025).
Revised the basis for MRL settings reported in the past.

August 14, 2025
The English version of the testing methods was updated accordingly.

June 27, 2025
URLs for some publicized documents were updated.

June 19, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第352号) on June 19, 2025.
The data consistency in official analytical methods between the Japanese and English versions of the database has been improved.

June 13, 2025
The data consistency between the Japanese and English versions of the database has been improved.

April 23, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第249号) on April 23, 2025.
Official detection methods were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第244号) on April 18, 2025.

February 27, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第130号) on February 27, 2025.

February 10, 2025
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第70号) on February 10, 2025.

September 18, 2024
Data were updated according to the CAA notification (消食基第195号) on September 18, 2024.

March 28, 2024
Official detection methods were updated according to the MHLW notification (健生発0326第6号) on March 26, 2024.

March 18, 2024
Data were updated according to the September 2023 subcommittee report.

March 4, 2024
Data were updated according to the July 2023 subcommittee report.

December 20, 2023
Data were updated according to the May 2023 subcommittee report.

November 7, 2023
Data were updated according to the March 2023 subcommittee report.

October 18, 2023
Data were updated according to the February 2023 subcommittee report.

July 26, 2023
Data were updated according to the December 2022 subcommittee report.

May 31, 2023
Data were updated according to the October 2022 subcommittee report.

April 26, 2023
Data were updated according to the September 2022 subcommittee report.

March 31, 2023
Official detection methods were updated according to MHLW notification (生食発0329第2号) on March 29, 2023.

March 24, 2023
Data were updated according to the July 2022 subcommittee report.

February 15, 2023
Data were updated according to the June 2022 subcommittee report.
This database has been developed as part of the risk communication project on the food standards (pesticide residues, etc) sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. When you refer to MRLs in this database, we recommend you also refer to the official reports issued by the Japanese government.

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