Australia | Alignment of maximum residue limits (MRLs) - Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

Title of document
Proposal to amend Schedule 20 of the revised Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (15 November 2022)

Description
This Proposal 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:Afidopyropen, Aminopyralid, Atrazine, Azoxystrobin, Bifenthrin, Bixlozone, Butafenacil, Clomazone, Clopyralid, Clothianidin, Cyhalothrin, Cypermethrin, Diafenthiuron, Dimpropyridaz, Emamectin, Flonicamid, Florylpicoxamid, Fludioxonil, Fluquinconazole, Flutriafol, Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium, Glyphosate, Halauxifen-methyl, Haloxyfop, Imazamox, Imazapic, Imazapyr, Imidacloprid, Iprodione, Isocycloseram,  Linuron, Maldison, Mefentrifluconazole, Methomyl, Metolachlor, Metribuzin, Napropamide, Oryzalin, Penflufen, Permethrin, Pirimicarb, Procymidone, Propyzamide, Prothioconazole, Pydiflumetofen, Quizalofop-ethyl, Quizalofop-p-tefuryl, Sedaxane, Sethoxydim, Simazine, Spinetoram, Sulfoxaflor, Tebuconazole, Terbuthylazine, Tetraniliprole, Thiamethoxam, Tiafenacil and Trifloxystrobin in specified plant commodities.Dimpropyridaz, Florylpicoxamid, Isocycloseram and Tetraniliprole in specified animal commodities.

Notifying member: Australia

Notification: G/SPS/N/AUS/555

Objective tag
Food safety (SPS)

Documents

• proposal_to_amend_schedule_20_in_the_australian_new_zealand_food_standards_code_2.pdf

Timing:

• Submission: N/A
• Reception: N/A
• Distribution: 05/12/2022
• Final date for comments: N/A
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A