✨ Food Safety Regulations
20 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4565
Clauses
1 Interpretation
(1) Commodity names specified in Schedule 4 of this Standard may differ to those used in other parts of this Code.
(2) Commodity names specified in Schedule 4 apply only for the purposes of this Standard and Standard 1.4.1.
(3) An asterix "*" appearing in Schedules 1 or 2 denotes that the maximum residue limit or the extraneous residue limit is set at or about the limit of determination.
(4) A "T" appearing in Schedules 1 or 2 denotes that the maximum residue limit or the extraneous residue limit is a temporary maximum residue limit or extraneous residue limit.
(5) An "E" appearing in Schedule 2 denotes an extraneous residue limit.
(6) In this Standard -
chemical means an agricultural or veterinary chemical listed in bold type in the shaded boxes in Schedules 1 or 2.
extraneous residue limit (ERL) means the maximum permitted limit of a pesticide residue, arising from environmental sources other than the use of a pesticide directly or indirectly on the food, expressed in milligrams of the chemical per kilogram of the food (mg/kg).
food means either a food or class of foods listed in unbolded type in Schedules 1, 2 or 4.
maximum residue limit (MRL) means the maximum level of a chemical which is permitted to be present in a food, expressed in milligrams of the chemical per kilogram of the food (mg/kg) unless otherwise stated.
residue definition means the residue to which the MRL or ERL applies for each chemical compound, appearing below the chemical listed in the shaded boxes in Schedules 1 and 2.
2 Maximum residue limits
(1) The permitted MRL for a chemical in food is listed in Schedule 1.
(2) If a MRL for a chemical is not listed in this Standard there must be no detectable residue of that chemical in that food.
Editorial note:
The MRLs for chemicals in water are listed under 'Pesticides' in Schedule 3 of the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality in Australia (1987) AWRCC-NHMRC (Australian Water Resources Council - National Health and Medical Research Council).
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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NZ Gazette 2000, No 170
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