New Zealand | Proposals to amend the Food Notice on maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds

New Zealand Food Safety is inviting public comment on proposed changes proposed to the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice.

The proposed changes are:

• an amendment to an existing entry in Schedule 2, for exemptions from compliance with a maximum residue level (MRL) for agricultural chemicals
• a new entry in Schedule 3, for exemptions from compliance with a MRL for veterinary medicines.

Questions to answer about the proposals

For the proposed exemptions, your submission should answer these questions::

• On balance, do you oppose any of the details of the exemption as proposed (substance or condition of exemption)?
• Do you oppose an exemption being set at all for this compound and/or its condition of exemption? If so, why do you oppose it?

Submissions close at 5pm on 16 June 2020.

More info available at: www.mpi.govt.nz