Suggest additional guiding principles: Support establishing default level for 18. Cadbury Support Draft Policy Promoting greater consistency those agvet chemical residues where Schweppes Principles. between Australia and New Zealand there are no, or known risks for and establishing a single standard for overexposure or where there are maximum residue limits. minimal health or safety risks Promoting greater agreement with associated with exposure, and CODEX, or other internationally establishing a restricted chemicals recognised standards. list to which default level does not apply. Suggest that the Code should include a separate New Zealand listing for MRLs until that time where there is a single set of MRLs for Australia and New Zealand. 19. Unilever Support Draft Policy This is an area that presents a major Australia Principles. risk to food manufacturers as it is not possible to be compliant with the current Standard 1.4.2 MRL for imported foods. 20. Bottrill Support Draft Policy Research Pty Principles. Ltd. Additional principle: any changes to 21. Measurement The draft policy the regulation of residues should be Standards principles are technically enforceable. Laboratory appropriate but may This principle can be followed by of New not be sufficient. taking technical advice from the Zealand National Analytical Reference Laboratory of the Australian National Measurement Institute and/or from MSL.
18. Cadbury Schweppes Support Draft Policy Principles. Suggest additional guiding principles: Promoting greater consistency between Australia and New Zealand and establishing a single standard for maximum residue limits. Promoting greater agreement with CODEX, or other internationally recognised standards. Support establishing default level for those agvet chemical residues where there are no, or known risks for overexposure or where there are minimal health or safety risks associated with exposure, and establishing a restricted chemicals list to which default level does not apply. Suggest that the Code should include a separate New Zealand listing for MRLs until that time where there is a single set of MRLs for Australia and New Zealand. 19. Unilever Australia Support Draft Policy Principles. This is an area that presents a major risk to food manufacturers as it is not possible to be compliant with the current Standard 1.4.2 MRL for imported foods. 20. Bottrill Research Pty Ltd. Support Draft Policy Principles. 21. Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand The draft policy principles are appropriate but may not be sufficient. Additional principle: any changes to the regulation of residues should be technically enforceable. This principle can be followed by taking technical advice from the National Analytical Reference Laboratory of the Australian National Measurement Institute and/or from MSL.
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