proposed amendment to the food and drug regulations 1438-acibenzolar-s-methyl available in english and french pages 3659-3662 the pest control product pesticide acibenzolar-s-methyl is a plant defense mechanism activator to provide protection against certain bacterial and fungal diseases on a wide variety of crops as pre-harvest management. this proposed regulatory amendment would establish maximum residue limits mrls under the food and drugs act for residues of acibenzolar-s-methyl and its metabolite in amaranth arugula bananas bok choy chinese cabbage broccoli broccoli raab brussels sprouts cabbage cardoon cauliflower celery celtuce chinese broccoli chinese celery chinese mustard cabbage collards corn salad dandelion leaves dock edible leaved chrysanthemum eggplants endives fresh chervil leaves fresh florence fennel leaves and stalks garden cress garden purslane garland chrysanthemum groundcherries head lettuce kale kohlrabi leaf lettuce mustard greens mustard spinach napa chinese cabbage new zealand spinach orach leaves parsley leaves pepinos peppers radicchio rape greens rhubarb sea kale spinach swiss chard tomatillos tomatoes tomato paste upland cress vine spinach and winter purslane in order to permit the import and sale of food containing these residues. by virtue of subsection b.15.002 1 of the food and drug regulations the mrl for other foods is 0.1 parts per million p.p.m. . after the review of all available data the pmra has determined that mrls for acibenzolar-s-methyl including its metabolite of 3 p.p.m. in tomato paste 1 p.p.m. in bok choy chinese cabbage broccoli broccoli raab brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower chinese broccoli chinese mustard cabbage collards eggplants groundcherries kale kohlrabi mustard greens mustard spinach napa chinese cabbage new zealand spinach pepinos peppers rape greens spinach tomatillos tomatoes and vine spinach 0.25 p.p.m. in amaranth arugula cardoon celery celtuce chinese celery corn salad dandelion leaves dock edible leaved chrysanthemum endives fresh chervil leaves fresh florence fennel leaves and stalks garden cress garden purslane garland chrysanthemum head lettuce leaf lettuce orach leaves parsley leaves radicchio rhubarb sea kale swiss chard upland cress and winter purslane and p.p.m. in bananas would not pose an unacceptable health risk to the public