Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Limits of Agricultural Compounds) Food Standards 2008

12 Proposal to delete MRLs for Endosulfan

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)

Endosulfan

115-29-7

Sum of:

alpha-endosulfan

beta-endosulfan

endosulfan sulphate

Berries and other small fruits (except grapes)

Vegetables

Amendment Rationale

No remaining entries for Endosulfan will be present in Schedule One of the NZ (MRL) Food Standards 2008. The above MRLs are proposed to be deleted following the revoking of all approvals for the active ingredient and products containing it under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. This revoking prevents use of any endosulfan products, thus MRLs to support the use of endosulfan are no longer required.

International MRLs

Residues in imported food may comply with the following CODEX Alimentarius MRLs:

Compound	Food	Maximum Residue Limit (mg/kg)
Endosulfan	Avocado	0.5
	Broccoli	0.5
	Cacao beans	0.2
	Celery	2
	Cherries	2
	Coffee beans	0.2
	Cotton seed	0.3
	Cucumber	1
	Custard Apple	0.5
	Egg plant	0.1
	Eggs	0.03
	Hazelnuts	0.02
	Kidney of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep	0.03
	Litchi	2
	Liver of cattle, goats, pigs & sheep	0.1
	Macadamia nuts	0.02
	Mango	0.5
	Meat (from mammals other than marine mammals)	0.2
	Melons, except watermelon	2
	Milk fats	0.1
	Milks	0.01
	Papaya	0.5
	Persimmon	2
	Potato	0.05
	Poultry meat	0.03
	Poultry, Edible offal of	0.03
	Soya bean (dry)	1
	Soya bean oil, Crude	2
	Squash, Summer	0.5
	Sweet potato	0.05
	Tea, Green, Black	30
	Tomato	1

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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