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AgVetLink: Number 61, April 2007
MRL update
The New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2007 came into effect on 8 March. It consolidated the 2006 standard with the following list of MRLs proposed as part of the amendment round.
Compound |
Crop/animal tissue/milk |
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 first amendment to the 2007 standard proposes to set MRLs for eleven active ingredients. Consultation for this amendment has begun, and the consultation document for the proposed MRLs is available on the NZFSA website (http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/policy-law/consultation/index.htm).
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