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FSSAI said the proposed benchmarks draw on scientific assessments and international practices and are intended to support monitoring and enforcement. Its release compared the proposed 20 ppm acetamiprid limit with 30 ppm in Japan and 50 ppm in the United States.","The draft does not yet establish new limits in force. FSSAI invited stakeholder comments before the proposed regulations are finalised."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"IN","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"pesticide","label":{"ar":"المبيد","de":"Pestizid","en":"Pesticide","es":"Plaguicida","fr":"Pesticide","pt":"Pesticida","tr":"Pestisit"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"limit","label":{"ar":"الحد الأقصى المقترح للمخلفات (جزء في المليون)","de":"Vorgeschlagener Rückstandshöchstgehalt (ppm)","en":"Proposed maximum residue limit (ppm)","es":"Límite máximo de residuos propuesto (ppm)","fr":"Limite maximale de résidus proposée (ppm)","pt":"Limite máximo de resíduos proposto (ppm)","tr":"Önerilen azami kalıntı sınırı (ppm)"},"type":"number","unit":"parts per million"},{"key":"status","label":{"ar":"حالة القاعدة","de":"Regelungsstatus","en":"Regulatory status","es":"Estado regulatorio","fr":"État réglementaire","pt":"Situação regulatória","tr":"Düzenleme durumu"},"language":"en","type":"text"}],"description":{"ar":"تقترح مسودة الهيئة حدوداً قصوى لمتبقيات مبيدين في الشاي؛ ولم تصبح الأرقام قواعد نهائية بعد.","de":"Der FSSAI-Entwurf schlägt Höchstwerte für zwei Pestizide in Tee vor; die Werte sind noch keine endgültigen Regeln.","en":"The FSSAI draft proposes maximum residue levels for two pesticides in tea; the figures are not yet final rules.","es":"El borrador de FSSAI propone límites máximos para dos plaguicidas en el té; las cifras aún no son normas definitivas.","fr":"Le projet de la FSSAI propose des limites maximales pour deux pesticides dans le thé; elles ne sont pas encore définitives.","pt":"A minuta da FSSAI propõe limites máximos para dois pesticidas no chá; os valores ainda não são regras finais.","tr":"FSSAI taslağı, çayda iki pestisit için azami kalıntı düzeyleri öneriyor; değerler henüz kesinleşmiş kurallar değil."},"id":"india-tea-residue-proposals","methodology":{"ar":"يذكر بيان هيئة سلامة الغذاء المؤرخ 17 أكتوبر قيم مسودة 16 أكتوبر صراحةً: 20 ملغ/كغ(20 جزءاً في المليون) للأسيتامبريد و 50 ملغ/كغ(50 جزءاً في المليون) للإيميداكلوبريد. يستخدم الجدول قيم الأجزاء في المليون الواردة في المصدر دون تحويل مستقل. الحدود مسودة غير نهائية.","de":"Die Mitteilung vom 17. Oktober nennt die Entwurfswerte vom 16. Oktober ausdrücklich: 20 mg/kg (20 ppm) für Acetamiprid und 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) für Imidacloprid. Die Tabelle übernimmt die ppm-Werte der Quelle ohne eigene Umrechnung. Es handelt sich um nicht endgültige Entwurfsgrenzen.","en":"FSSAI’s October 17 release explicitly states the October 16 draft values as 20 mg/kg (20 ppm) for acetamiprid and 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) for imidacloprid. The table uses the source-stated ppm values without an independent conversion. These are draft limits, not final rules.","es":"El comunicado del 17 de octubre expresa los valores del borrador del 16 de octubre: 20 mg/kg (20 ppm) de acetamiprid y 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) de imidacloprid. La tabla usa los valores ppm de la fuente sin conversión independiente. Son límites propuestos, no definitivos.","fr":"Le communiqué du 17 octobre indique expressément les valeurs du projet du 16 octobre : 20 mg/kg (20 ppm) pour l’acétamipride et 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) pour l’imidaclopride. Le tableau reprend les ppm indiquées par la source sans conversion indépendante. Ces limites ne sont pas définitives.","pt":"O comunicado de 17 de outubro expressa os valores da minuta de 16 de outubro: 20 mg/kg (20 ppm) para acetamiprida e 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) para imidacloprida. A tabela usa os valores em ppm da fonte, sem conversão independente. São limites propostos, não definitivos.","tr":"FSSAI’nin 17 Ekim açıklaması, 16 Ekim tarihli taslaktaki değerleri asetamiprid için 20 mg/kg (20 ppm), imidakloprid için 50 mg/kg (50 ppm) olarak açıkça verir. Tablo, kaynağın belirttiği ppm değerlerini kullanır; bağımsız bir dönüşüm yapılmaz. 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