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Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2008
11 Proposal to delete MRLs for Bitertanol, Famphur and Parathion-methyl
It is proposed that Schedule One of the NZ (MRL) Food Standards 2008 be amended by deleting the following MRLs:
Compound |
CAS# |
Residue definition |
Food |
Maximum Residue Limit (mg/kg) |
Bitertanol |
55179-31-2 |
Bitertanol |
Pome fruit |
1 |
Famphur |
52-85-7 |
Famphur |
Meat |
0.1 |
Parathion-methyl |
298-00-0 |
Parathion-methyl |
Fruit Vegetables |
0.5 0.5 |
Amendment Rationale
No remaining entries for bitertanol, famphur and parathion-methyl will be present in Schedule One of the NZ (MRL) Food Standards 2008. The above MRLs are proposed to be deleted as the use patterns for each active ingredient are no longer considered to be in-use within New Zealand. This has been determined to be the situation, given that no agricultural compound trade name products have been registered under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 with the above label use patterns over the last five years.
International MRLs
To meet New Zealand’s obligations under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures the proposed MRL will be notified to the World Trade Organization. Any country may choose to comment if they believe the proposed MRL represents a barrier to their trade.
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