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AgVetLink: Number 53, December 2005

MRL Update

Since the last update in August’s issue of AgVetLink, several changes have been made to the maximum residue limit (MRL) standard, including the mid-year consolidation of the standard in order to address the formatting changes made in amendment 2 of 2005. The NZFSA has also gazetted its first amendment to the new consolidated MRL standard – the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2005 (No 2). This is the third amendment of the year, and comes into force on 22 December 2005. It contains:

• 5 new MRLs

• 1 exemption, and

• 30 reassessments.

The fourth amendment of the year, which is currently in the consultation phase (closing 25 January 2006), contains four new MRLs. In addition, the first amendment to the 2006 standard is likely to contain a number of new MRLs, a number of exemptions, and the continuation of the reassessment project, which has already removed a number of existing MRLs from the default limit of 0.1 mg/kg to more appropriate levels that are consistent with the supported Good Agricultural Practice for that compound.