Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument (MRL Standard) 2019. Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 2019 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides Standards Codex Alimentarius Milk/dairy products Cereals/grains/rice Processing/handling Meat MRL-maximum residue limit Poultry products Public health Hormones/steroids Food quality control/food safety Agricultural commodities Drugs Animal health Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal production Cattle Sheep/goats Plant production Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This instrument sets out Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals in agricultural produce, in particular produce entering the food chain. The MRLs are set at levels which are not likely to be exceeded if the agricultural or veterinary chemicals are used in accordance with their approved label instructions. At the time the MRLs are set the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) undertakes a dietary exposure evaluation to ensure the levels do not pose an undue hazard to human health. The standards are updated every year. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2016) Keyword: Registration, Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, Drugs, Animal health, Pesticides, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX