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Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice.

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) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand.

MPI proposes the following amendments to the Notice:

a)    The setting of new entries in Schedule 1, Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds, for the following compounds and commodities:

• Altrenogest, to set MRLs at 0.004 mg/kg in horse fat, 0.001(*) mg/kg in horse meat, and 0.004 mg/kg in horse offal;
• Isofetamid, to set MRLs at 0.08 mg/kg for grapes, 0.01(*) mg/kg for mammalian meat, 0.01(*) mg/kg for mammalian offal, and 0.01(*) mg/kg for milk; and
• Oleandomycin, to set MRLs at 0.1 mg/kg for cattle meat, 0.1 mg/kg for cattle offal, and 0.05(*) mg/kg for cattle milk;

(*) indicates that the maximum residue level has been set at or about the limit of analytical quantification.

b)    The amendment of existing entries in Schedule 1, Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds, for the following compounds and commodities:

• Abamectin, to set MRLs at 0.02 mg/kg for cattle liver, 0.01 mg/kg for cattle kidney, 0.003(*) mg/kg for milk, 0.02 mg/kg for deer liver, 0.01 mg/kg for deer kidney, 0.01 mg/kg for deer fat, and 0.01 mg/kg for deer meat;
• Nitroxynil, to add a MRL of 0.02(*) mg/kg for cattle milk;
• Maldison (Malathion), to align the crop grouping for 'Fruiting Vegetables' with that set by Codex;
• Sulfoxaflor, to align the crop grouping for 'Fruiting Vegetables' with that set by Codex;

(*) indicates that the maximum residue level has been set at or about the limit of analytical quantification.

c)    The removal of existing entries in Schedule 1, Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds, for azocyclotin and kanamycin;

d)    The amendment of an existing entry in Schedule 2, for Agricultural Chemicals for Which No Maximum Residue Level Applies, for the following compounds: Phosphorous acid, to adjust the wording of the condition of applied to the Schedule 2 listing to clarify its scope.