Proposals to Amend the Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds Food Notice 2016

The document contains technical details on proposals to amend the 2016 Notice under the Food Act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.MPI proposes to amend Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Food Notice:Schedule 1MPI proposes to add new MRLs to the Food Notice and/or amend the existing entries for certain compounds.Schedule 2MPI proposes to add the following exception from Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Chemicals (Schedule 2):
C9 – C16 alkanes, for use as an agricultural compound.
>MPI also proposes to amend the residue definitions for the following compounds:
Abamectin, to harmonise with overseas trading partners and Codex.