# Global Food Limits Query (`worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query.md
- **Developed by:** [rx d](https://apify.com/worthwhile_loblolly) (community)
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## Pricing

from $0.10 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Global Food Limits Query — MRL & Additives (MVP)

Query **pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs / tolerances)** across wave-1 markets from **public sources only**, with `source_url`, `as_of`, and a hard **disclaimer** on every row.

#### Live in this MVP (pesticide)

| Market | Source |
| --- | --- |
| **EU** | DG SANTE EU Pesticides Database API (v3) |
| **CODEX** | FAO Codex pesticide JSON (`jsoncodexpest`) |
| **US** | eCFR **40 CFR Part 180** (EPA tolerances) |

#### Stub status rows (honest coverage)

**UK, Canada, Japan, Korea** pesticide adapters are stubs. **All additive** queries are stubs. Chinese market-status notes: [`docs/MARKET_STATUS.zh-CN.md`](docs/MARKET_STATUS.zh-CN.md).

> **Not legal advice.** Official journals / gazettes / CFR text win. EU’s own DB disclaims legal force. Codex is a reference standard and may be under non-commercial license terms for redistribution — check FAO terms before commercial redistribution of Codex content.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `queryType` | `pesticide` (default) or `additive` |
| `substance` | e.g. `glyphosate` |
| `commodity` | optional filter, e.g. `Maize`, `Apples` |
| `markets` | `EU`, `CODEX`, `US`, `UK`, `CA`, `JP`, `KR` |
| `includeStubs` | push stub status rows (default true) |
| `currentOnly` | EU: keep Applicable MRLs only (default true) |
| `maxItems` | row cap (default 200) |

#### Example

```json
{
  "queryType": "pesticide",
  "substance": "glyphosate",
  "commodity": "Maize",
  "markets": ["EU", "CODEX", "US", "UK", "JP"],
  "includeStubs": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item includes: `market`, `domain`, `record_type` (`limit` | `status`), `substance`, `commodity`, `limit_value`, `unit`, `regulation_ref`, `as_of`, `fetched_at`, `source`, `source_url`, `disclaimer`, `notes`.

`OUTPUT_SUMMARY` in the key-value store lists per-market counts and live vs stub maps.

### Local smoke test

```bash
npm install
npm run test:api
## or: node scripts/sample-fetch.js glyphosate Maize
```

### Roadmap

1. Wire UK / CA / JP / KR pesticide sources
2. FDA Substances Added to Food + EU additives + Codex GSFA
3. Wave-2: BR, RU, TW, TH, MY, PH (PDF / search portals, stronger disclaimers)

### Suggested pricing

Pay-per-event on dataset items, about **$0.002–$0.005 / row** (compliance queries). Keep Private until coverage matches your Store copy.

### License

Actor code: Apache-2.0. Upstream data remain under their respective terms (EU open data / eCFR / FAO Codex, etc.).

# Actor input Schema

## `queryType` (type: `string`):

pesticide = MRL / tolerance query. additive = food-additive use limits (mostly stubs in MVP).

## `substance` (type: `string`):

Pesticide or additive common name (e.g. glyphosate, imidacloprid). English names work best for EU/Codex/US.

## `commodity` (type: `string`):

Crop or food name filter (e.g. Apples, Maize, Rice). Case-insensitive substring match. Empty = return all commodities for the substance (capped by maxItems).

## `markets` (type: `array`):

Which markets to query. EU / CODEX / US are live for pesticides. UK / CA / JP / KR return stub status rows until wired.

## `includeStubs` (type: `boolean`):

If true, push one status row per unimplemented market/source so callers see coverage honestly.

## `currentOnly` (type: `boolean`):

When querying EU, keep only applicability = Applicable (drop historical / no-longer-applicable rows).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap on dataset rows (1–50000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queryType": "pesticide",
  "substance": "glyphosate",
  "commodity": "Maize",
  "markets": [
    "EU",
    "CODEX",
    "US"
  ],
  "includeStubs": true,
  "currentOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `limits` (type: `string`):

Dataset of MRL/tolerance (or stub status) records.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Key-value record OUTPUT_SUMMARY with counts, markets, and disclaimer.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "substance": "glyphosate",
    "commodity": "Maize",
    "markets": [
        "EU",
        "CODEX",
        "US"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "substance": "glyphosate",
    "commodity": "Maize",
    "markets": [
        "EU",
        "CODEX",
        "US",
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "substance": "glyphosate",
  "commodity": "Maize",
  "markets": [
    "EU",
    "CODEX",
    "US"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,worthwhile_loblolly/global-food-limits-query"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/BKcxxOyZWCzDj1pIM/builds/qzHSmaE1p24TMbuah/openapi.json