Foods sold in Australia (both imported and domestically produced)

Proposal M1021 – 2022 MRL Harmonisation Proposal: Call for submissions report; Proposal M1021 – 2022 MRL Harmonisation Proposal: Supporting document. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 65+55

This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align maximum residue limits (MRLs) with the: Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority MRL Standard; Codex Alimentarius Commission; and trading partner standards relating to residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food.

This Proposal also includes proposed refinements to several food subgroups and commodities listed in Schedule 22 (Foods and classes of foods), as well as correction of typographical and formatting errors, necessary to improve the integrity of Schedules 20 and 22.

For further information, please contact the MRL Team at Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ): MRL.contact@foodstandards.gov.au.

The agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being considered for specified plant commodities are: Abamectin; Acequinocyl; Acetamiprid; Azinphos-methyl; Azoxystrobin; Benzovindiflupyr; Bicyclopyrone; Bifenazate; Bifenthrin; Bixafen; Boscalid; Chlorantraniliprole; Chlorothalonil; Clofentezine; Clothianidin; Cyantraniliprole; Cyflumetofen; Cyfluthrin; Cyhalothrin; Cypermethrin; Cyproconazole; Cyprodinil; 2,4-D; Dichlorvos; Difenoconazole; Diphenylamine; Diquat; Ethiprole; Fenbuconazole; Fenhexamid; Fenpicoxamid; Fenpyroximate; Fluazaindolizine; Fluazifop-p-butyl; Fludioxonil; Flutianil; Fluxapyroxad; Fomesafen; Hexythiazox; Imazalil; Iprodione; Isoprothiolane; Isoxaben; Mandipropamid; Metalaxyl; Metconazole; Methidathion; Methoprene; Methoxyfenozide; Metolachlor; Novaluron; Paraquat; Pendimethalin; Phosphorous acid; Pinoxaden; Propazine; Propiconazole; Prothioconazole; Pydiflumetofen; Pyrasulfotole; Pyraziflumid; Pyroxasulfone; Quinclorac; Spinetoram; Spinosad; Spiropidion; Spirotetramat; Sulfoxaflor; Tebuconazole; Tebufenozide; Thiamethoxam; Tolfenpyrad; Trifloxystrobin and Trinexapac-ethyl.

The agvet chemicals where increased or new MRLs are being considered for specified animal commodities are: Clothianidin; Fenpicoxamid; Fenpyroximate; Mandipropamid; Pyrasulfotole; Spiropidion; Thiamethoxam and Trifloxystrobin.

The agvet chemicals where deletions or reductions in MRLs are being proposed for specified plant commodities are: Azinphos-methyl; Benalaxyl; Bendiocarb; Bensulide; Bentazone; Bioresmethrin; Bromoxynil; Buprofezin; Butafenacil; Chlorpyrifos; Cyprodinil; Difenoconazole; Ethoprophos; Fenarimol; Fenhexamid; Fenpyroximate; Fluazifop-p-butyl; Fluxapyroxad; Hexazinone; Imazalil; Metalaxyl; Methidathion; Metolachlor; Oryzalin; Oxamyl; Oxycarboxin; Paclobutrazol; Pebulate; Pendimethalin; Phosphorous acid; Prometryn; Propaquizafop; Propazine; Propiconazole; Propyzamide; Pydiflumetofen; Pymetrozine; Pyridate; Pyroxsulam; Quinoxyfen; Saflufenacil; Sethoxydim; Spinetoram; Spinosad; Spirotetramat; Spiroxamine; Sulfoxaflor; Tebuconazole; Triadimefon; Triadimenol; Trichlorfon; Trifloxystrobin and Trifluralin.

The agvet chemicals where deletions or reductions in MRLs are being proposed for specified animal commodities are: Pydiflumetofen and Trifloxystrobin.

New chemicals proposed for inclusion in schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code are: Flutianil; Isoprothiolane; Pyraziflumid and Spiropidion. The agvet chemicals where consequential amendments were required to remove exceptions for some commodities/correct typographical errors/make a temporary MRL a permanent MRL/include subgroup qualifier/but no changes were made to MRLs: Abamectin; Acequinocyl; Acetamiprid; Aclonifen; Altrenogest; Ametoctradin; Aminoethoxyvinylglycine; Amitrole; Azinphos-methyl; Azoxystrobin; Bicyclopyrone; Bifenthrin ; Bixafen; Boscalid; Buprofezin; Cadusafos; Captan; Carbaryl; Chlorantraniliprole; Chlorothalonil; Chlorpyrifos; Clofentezine; Clothianidin; Cyantraniliprole; Cyclaniliprole; Cyflumetofen; Cyhalothrin; Cypermethrin; Cyprodinil; Cyromazine; 2,4-D; Diazinon; Dichlobenil; Difenoconazole; Dimethomorph; Dithiocarbamates; 2,2-DPA; Ethoprophos; Etofenprox; Etoxazole; Fenbutatin oxide; Fenhexamid; Fipronil; Florylpicoxamid; Fluazifop-p-butyl; Fludioxonil; Flumioxazin; Fluopyram; Flupyradifurone; Fluroxypyr; Fluxapyroxad; Forchlorfenuron; Glufosinate and Glufosinate-ammonium; Glyphosate; Haloxyfop; Hexythiazox; Imazalil; Imazamox; Imidacloprid; Indoxacarb; Ioxynil; Iprodione; Isofetamid; Linuron; Maldison; Mandestrobin; Metalaxyl; Methiocarb; Methomyl; Methoxyfenozide; Metolachlor; Milbemectin; Myclobutanil; Napropamide; Oryzalin; Oxathiapiprolin; Oxyfluorfen; Penconazole; Pendimethalin; Penthiopyrad; Permethrin; 2-Phenylphenol; Phosphorous acid; Pirimicarb; Procymidone; Propachlor; Propargite; Propiconazole; Proquinazid; Prothioconazole; Pydiflumetofen; Pymetrozine; Pyrasulfotole; Pyridaben; Pyroxasulfone; Quinoxyfen; Sethoxydim; Simazine; Spinetoram; Spinosad; Spirotetramat; Tebuconazole; Thiamethoxam; Tiafenacil; Trichlorfon; Trifloxystrobin; Trifluralin and Trinexapac-ethyl.