Table 2. Portions of tree nuts and seeds for pesticide residue analysis in different countries

Group1)	Codex	USA	EU	Australia	Japan	Korea
						MFDS	RDA
Peanut or tree nuts	Peanuts2) (oilseeds and oilfruits): Kernels	Peanuts: Whole peanut meat (kernel) after removing hulls	Peanuts (Oilseeds): Whole seed or kernel after removal of shell or husk, when possible	Peanuts (Oilseeds): seed or kernels, after removal of shell or husk	Peanuts: Whole kernel after removal of shell	Peanut: Whole commodity after removal of pods	Peanut: Seeds with out pods after drying
	Tree nuts: Whole commodity after removal of shell		Tree nuts: Whole product after removal of shell	Tree nuts: Whole commodity after removal of shell	Almond, ginkgo nut, chestnut, walnut, pecan and other nuts: Whole commodity after removal of shell	Almond, gingko nut, chestnut, pecan, walnut and other nuts: Whole commodity after removal of shells
	Chestnuts: whole in skin			Chestnuts: whole in skin
Oilseeds	Oilseeds2): Unless otherwise specified, seed or kernels, with shell or husk	―3)	Whole seed or kernel after removal of shell or husk, when possible	Unless specified, seed or kernels, after removal of shell or husk	Sesame seeds, rapeseeds, sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, cotton seeds and other oil seeds: Whole commodity	Sesame seed and other oilseeds: Seed	Sesame seed, perilla-seed: Dry seed
	Oilfruits2): Whole commodity
	Olives (Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits - edible peel): whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but residue calculated and expressed on the whole fruit	Olives: Whole commodity after removing and discarding stems and stones or pits	Olives (Micellaneous fruit): Whole fruit after removal of stems	Olives (Assorted tropical and sub-tropical fruits- edible peel): whole commodity after removal of stems and stones but residue calculated and expressed on whole fruit		Sunflower seed, cotton seed: whole commodity after removal of shell
Seed for beverage and sweets	Cacao beans, coffee beans: Whole commodity	―	―	Unless specified, whole commodity (only the seed, not including other parts of the fruit	Cacao beans: Whole commodity, whole commodity after removal of shell	Cacao bean: Seed after removal of skin	―
					Coffee beans: Whole commodity

Classified according to Korea food classification.
Revised at the 54th Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR).
No regulations specified.