On February 2025, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand issued Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds, the food notice setting of new MRLs for Diflufenican, Hydrocortisone aceponate, Pydiflumetofen and amendment of MRLs Tetracyclines.
For example for detail the change in the table below:
Active Pesticides |
Food |
After (ppm) |
Before (ppm) |
Diflufenican |
Rye |
0.01 |
- |
Triticale |
0.01 |
- |
|
Poultry fat |
0.02 |
- |
|
Hydrocortisone aceponate |
Cattle meat |
0.05 |
- |
Cattle offal |
0.05 |
- |
|
Cattle milk |
0.01 |
- |
|
Pydiflumetofen |
Apples |
0.015 |
- |
Pears |
0.015 |
- |
|
Tetracyclines |
Poultry eggs |
0.4 |
0.2 |
This Food Notice comes into force on 28 February 2025.
For details see attached link: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/19550-Maximum-Residue-Levels-for-Agricultural-Compounds