Australia proposed to amend the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals:

• Abamectin, Afidopyropen, Aminopyralid, Azoxystrobin, Benzovindiflupyr, Cyflufenamid, Cypermethrin, Difenoconazole, Fludioxonil, Flumioxazin, Halauxifen-methyl, Imazapyr, Imidacloprid, Metalaxyl, Napropamide, Pyraclostrobin, Pyrethrins, Quizalofop-ethyl, Sethoxydim, Sulfoxaflor and, Terbuthylazine in specified plant commodities;
• Benzovindiflupyr in specified animal commodities.

Products covered: Foods in general

HS Codes: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Proposed date of adoption: Adoption date anticipated November 2019

Proposed date of entry into force:  Entry into force anticipated November 2019

Final date for comments:  18 November 2019

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