Vietnam: EU issues new regulations on chemical residues in agricultural products and food

Published 2023년 3월 21일

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The European Union (EU) is revising its maximum residue limit (MRL) levels for active ingredients in agricultural products, with variations across product types and certain products having higher limits. The revised regulation, including lower arsenic MRL levels in certain foods, will take effect from September 26, 2023. The European Commission has also eased control requirements for certain Vietnamese products like herbs exported to the EU. From March 26, 2023, okra from Vietnam must have a pesticide control certificate, while four herbs are removed from EU control. The EU also monitors food and feed safety violations in exporting countries and adjusts control measures accordingly. Additionally, the EU regulates maximum pesticide residue levels in products of animal origin and conducts random inspections of specific food items for pesticide residues.

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Specifically, agricultural products and foods such as fresh and frozen vegetables, tubers and fruits; Group of cashew nuts, coffee, tea, spices, cereals, oilseeds and terrestrial animal products of all kinds, eggs, milk, honey... MRL levels of active ingredients across product types vary from 0.01 mg/kg. However, the EU also sets a regulated level of residue MRL of one of the above active ingredients from 0.05 mg/kg, 0.07 even 1.5 mg/kg in product groups such as vegetables, tubers, spices, meat and offal of animals. In 2023, the EU focused on revising many of the MRL regulations in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. This regulation will take effect from September 26, 2023. Along with that, the European Commission has also issued new Regulations related to the maximum arsenic MRL levels in certain foods such as rice, rice-based products, baby nutritional foods, perfumes and perfumes. fruit, concentrated fruit products, salt. The Arsenic MRL threshold ranges from 0.01 to 0.15 mg/kg of ...

Source: Vinacas