food commodity regardless of the country or region in which it has been produced. Harmonising with MRLs established by a country or region Where a national or regional MRL has been requested for harmonisation (e.g. Brazil, Japan, Europe, etc.), it is assumed that the source country or region of the MRL is the only country or region that the MRL applies to. FSANZ considers harmonisation with MRLs established by the regulatory authority in the country or region in which the food commodity was produced. FSANZ must ensure the MRL that has been established for a food commodity or food group overseas is also appropriate to the requested food commodity or food group in Australia. Individual foods: Where the requested food commodity is described in a different form to the food commodity that the source MRL applies to (for example, ‘dried’ versus ‘fresh’ forms), further information may be required to demonstrate the requested food commodity is captured by the source/existing MRL. Food groups: Separate requests are required for the commodities included in the food group that the existing/source MRL applies to when they are not listed in the food group as described by Schedule 22 of the Code. 4.4.2 Current status of the MRL Requestors are required to provide information about current MRL permissions for the request they are submitting. This information is used by FSANZ in preparing the draft amendment to Schedule 20 and the supporting documents during the risk process. MRL in Schedule 20 FSANZ compares the requested MRL with the current status in Schedule 20 to ensure that changes have not been made since the request was prepared, and that the request is still required. FSANZ also considers consequential amendments that may arise from including the requested MRL in the Schedule. MRL in Codex MRL standards The FSANZ Act sets out objectives and considerations under section 18. A primary FSANZ’s objective is to protect public health and safety. Another objective is the promotion of consistency between domestic and international standards. In order to meet the FSANZ objectives in this area, the requested MRL is compared with the Codex MRL standards. When the requested MRL is considerably higher than the Codex MRL, FSANZ evaluates if it is appropriate before proceeding with the request.
food commodity regardless of the country or region in which it has been produced. Harmonising with MRLs established by a country or region Where a national or regional MRL has been requested for harmonisation (e.g. Brazil, Japan, Europe, etc.), it is assumed that the source country or region of the MRL is the only country or region that the MRL applies to. FSANZ considers harmonisation with MRLs established by the regulatory authority in the country or region in which the food commodity was produced. FSANZ must ensure the MRL that has been established for a food commodity or food group overseas is also appropriate to the requested food commodity or food group in Australia. Individual foods: Where the requested food commodity is described in a different form to the food commodity that the source MRL applies to (for example, ‘dried’ versus ‘fresh’ forms), further information may be required to demonstrate the requested food commodity is captured by the source/existing MRL. Food groups: Separate requests are required for the commodities included in the food group that the existing/source MRL applies to when they are not listed in the food group as described by Schedule 22 of the Code. 4.4.2 Current status of the MRL Requestors are required to provide information about current MRL permissions for the request they are submitting. This information is used by FSANZ in preparing the draft amendment to Schedule 20 and the supporting documents during the risk process. MRL in Schedule 20 FSANZ compares the requested MRL with the current status in Schedule 20 to ensure that changes have not been made since the request was prepared, and that the request is still required. FSANZ also considers consequential amendments that may arise from including the requested MRL in the Schedule. MRL in Codex MRL standards The FSANZ Act sets out FSANZ’s objectives and considerations under section 18. A primary objective is to protect public health and safety. Another objective is the promotion of consistency between domestic and international standards. In order to meet the FSANZ objectives in this area, the requested MRL is compared with the Codex MRL standards. When the requested MRL is considerably higher than the Codex MRL, FSANZ evaluates if it is appropriate before proceeding with the request.