Australiaproposesto align maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issues proposal to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals; and to align certain limits with Codex or trading partner standards relating to residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food.

The following agvet chemicals being considered for specified plant commodities are:

Acephate, Acequinocyl, Acetamiprid, Aminocyclopyrachlor, Azoxystrobin, Benzovindiflupyr, Bifenthrin, Brodifacoum, Buprofezin Carbaryl, Carbendazim (Thiophanate), Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorfenvinphos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Clopyralid, Cyflumetofen, Cyfluthrin, Cyhalothrin (Lambda Cyhalothrin), Cypermethrin, Cyprodinil, Cyromazine, Deltamethrin, Dichlorvos, Dicloran, Difenoconazole, Disulfoton, Endothal (Endothall), Ethoprophos (Ethoprop), Etofenprox, Fenamiphos, Fenarimol, Fenpropathrin, Fenpropimorph, Fenpyroximate, Fenthion, Fenvalerate (Esfenvalerate), Flonicamid, Flubendiamide, Fludioxonil, Flumioxazin, Fluopyram, Flusilazole, Flutriafol, Fosetyl-aluminium (Fosetyl-al), Glyphosate, Hexythiazox, Imazamox, Imidacloprid, Inorganic bromide, Iprodione Maldison (Malathion), Mesotrione, Metaflumizone, Metalaxyl, Metconazole, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Myclobutanil, Naled, Nicarbazin, Norflurazon, Novaluron, Oxathiapiprolin, Paraquat, Phenothrin, 2-Phenylphenol, Phosphine, Propyzamide, Prothioconazole, Pyraflufen-ethyl, Pyridaben, Pyrimethanil, Quintozene, Rimosulfuron, Saflufenacil, Sedaxane, Sethoxydim (Clethodim), Spinetoram, Spirotetramat, Tebuconazole, Tetradifon, Thiacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Thifensulfuron, Triadimenol, Trifloxystrobin Virginiamycin.

MRLs for specified animal commodities are also being considered for Aminocyclopyrachlor, Dichlorvos, Fenamiphos and Virginiamycin.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): October 2017

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): January 2018

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): Date of Gazettal and registration as a legislative instrument pending Government consideration (see 10. above).

Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 28 August 2017

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.