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 First steps [1]

Major recommendations of Ganguly panel:
>> Maximum residue limit (MRL) of 1 ppb for an individual pesticide

>> MRL to apply initially to eight pesticides, including HCH, DDT, chlorpyriphos, malathion and endosulfan, for three years

>> Data on consumption pattern of soft drinks to be generated

>> Consumption data on processed foods to be collected

>> Independent cell to be set up for risk analysis, to provide risk assessment and evaluation on a wide array of food safety issues

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Pesticides [3], Pesticide Use [4], Pesticide Regulation [5], Food Safety [6], India [7]

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