This Proposal seeks 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.