09/03
21 May 2003
INITIAL / DRAFT ASSESSMENT REPORT (s.36)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Application (A477) seeks to amend Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for non-antibiotic agricultural and veterinary chemicals in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). It is a routine application from the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (NRA) (now known as the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority), to update the Code in order to reflect current registration status of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in use in Australia.
The Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of New Zealand to establish a system for the development of joint food standards (the Treaty), excluded MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food from the joint Australia New Zealand food standards setting system. Australia and New Zealand independently and separately develop MRLs for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food.
The dietary exposure assessments indicate that the residues associated with the proposed MRLs do not represent an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.
There are no MRLs for antibiotic residues in this Application.
FSANZ will make a Sanitary and Phytosanitary notification to the World Trade Organization.
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