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Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 11

The document contains technical details on proposals to amend the current Notice issued under the Food Act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels (MRLs) and exemptions from compliance with a MRL for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.

MPI proposes the following amendments to the Notice:

An amendment to the exemption from compliance with a MRL for the following: To add Clitorea ternatea (Butterfly Pea) to the list of plant species from which extracts can be derived and used as agricultural compounds to the Plant Extracts (unrefined) exemption in Schedule 2 (agricultural chemicals) of the Notice. The addition of exemption from compliance with a MRL for the following compounds:Medium chain fatty acids (C6-C12) and their mono-, di-, and triglycerides, when used as a teat sanitiser, in Schedule 3 (veterinary medicines) of the Notice.