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AgVetLink: Number 58, October 2006
MRL Update
The New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2006 came into effect on 21 September. It consolidates the 2005 standard with the amendments made to it throughout the year. Public consultation on the first amendment to the new standard, which proposes to set MRLs for the agricultural compounds listed in the following table, has begun.
Compound |
Crop/animal tissue/milk |
Proposed MRL (mg/kg) |
Closantel |
Cattle Fat Cattle Kidney Cattle Liver Cattle Muscle |
3 3 1 1 |
Doramectin |
Milk |
0.015 |
Fenpropidin |
Wheat Maize |
0.02(*) 0.02(*) |
Mesotrione |
Maize grains |
0.01(*) |
Pinoxaden |
Cereal grains |
0.01(*) |
Ractopamine |
Pig Fat Pig Kidney Pig Liver Pig Muscle |
0.01 0.09 0.04 0.01 |
Trifloxystrobin |
Citrus fruits (except clementine and Satsuma mandarins) Grapes Mandarins (clementine/Satsuma) Stone fruits (except cherries) |
0.3 0.02(*) 0.02(*) 0.02(*) |
NOTE: (*) indicates that the maximum residue limit has been proposed at or about the limit of analytical quantification.
The consultation document for these substances can be viewed on the NZFSA website (http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/policy-law/consultation/mrl-2006/index.htm).
The proposed timeframes for the MRL rounds occurring in 2007 are:
2007 amendment 1
Begin consultation: February
Gazette: May
2007 amendment 2
Begin consultation: June
Gazette: September
2007 amendment 3
Begin consultation: October
Gazette: Jan 2008
Notification of the finalised dates will be made through AgVetLink and on the NZFSA website.
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