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Follow on Google News | Maximum Residue Limits - Manage the Risk of Food Pesticide ContaminationA report by the global food source monitoring company Food Sentry ranked ‘excessive or illegal pesticide contamination’ as the number one risk to consumers from the 3,400 verified worldwide instances of food safety violations in 2013 (1).
What Are 'Safe' Levels of Pesticide Residues in Food? In food products, safe levels of pesticide residues such as neonicotinoids (i.e. clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiametoxam) International guidance on MRLs for specific food items or groups of food are set by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) (http://www.codexalimentarius.org/ Further to CAC guidance on international MRLs, each country can set its own nationally accepted limits for pesticide residues depending on national conditions and regulations. Legal or Illegal Pesticide Contamination? The confusion between exactly what level of pesticide residues constitutes an ‘excessive or illegal pesticide contamination’ Pesticide Residues in Food – Information and Consumer Confusion During the last decade pesticide residues have seemingly ‘more than doubled’ according to the Pesticide Action Network UK report (http://www.pan- Ultimately, for manufacturers seeking to responsibly manage the risk of pesticide residues in food, ensuring products meet the approved, regulated and legally binding limits of the country where a product is sold is the only effective method of control. Compliance against Maximum Residue Limits Further information on pesticide MRLs and compliance to worldwide regulations can be found in a soon to be released SGS white paper. Readers can pre-register for a copy (http://www.sgs.com/ References: 1 - Analysis of International Food Safety Violations 2013 (http://www.foodsentry.org/ 2 - Codex Alimentarius - Codex Pesticides Residues in Food Online Database (http://www.codexalimentarius.org/ 3 - European decision on DPA residues may end U.S. apple exports to Europe – Good Fruit Grower, 01.01.2013 (http://www.goodfruit.com/ 4 - Pesticides Residues Monitoring Program for Quarter 4 – 2014 (http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/ About SGS Food Safety Services SGS is committed to keeping readers informed of regulation news and developments. Leveraging a global network of laboratories and food experts, SGS provides a comprehensive range of food safety and quality solution including analytical tests, pesticide residue testing (http://www.sgs.com/ For further information, please do not hesitate to contact an SGS expert. Website: http://www.foodsafety.sgs.com SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 80,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,650 offices and laboratories around the world. End
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