Proposal M1016 – Maximum Residue Limits (2018)

Addendum to Regular Notification 2019-07-19
G/SPS/N/AUS/465/Add.1

Description

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) approved Proposal M1016 – Maximum Residue Limits (2018) proposed in the SPS notification G/SPS/N/AUS/465 (dated 13 December 2018) on 1 May 2019.
The regulation was considered by the Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation on 15 July 2019. Ministers supported the Board's decision and the amendments to Schedule 20 of the Food Standards will be gazetted 25 July 2019.
The Proposal sought to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals with Codex and trading partner standards.

Keywords

Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.