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Hong Kong proposed regulatory framework for pesticide residues in food [1]

The new subsidiary legislation to govern pesticide residues in food proposed by Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Will take a positive list approach by primarily adopting the maximum residue limits and extraneous maximum residue limits of pesticides recommended by Codex.

The Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has proposed a new subsidiary legislation to govern pesticide residues in food in Hong Kong. The proposed regulatory framework will take a positive list approach by primarily adopting the maximum residue limits (MRLs) and extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) of pesticides recommended by Codex. In the consultation document, FEHD indicated that Hong Kong

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Caroline Yuen [2]
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service [3]
Tags:
Food Standards [4], Pesticides And Toxins [5], Pesticide Regulation [6], Maximum Residue Level (MRL) [7], Pesticide Residues [8], Food Safety [9], Hong Kong [10]
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