Commonwealth of Australia Gazette  
No. APVMA 20, Tuesday, 6 October 2015  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994  23 
Proposal to Amend Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  Proposal to Amend Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  
In the previous  notice,  the APVMA  gazetted  that amendments  which  it has approved  varying  maximum  residue  limits  
(MRLs)  for substances  contained  in agricultural  and veterinary  chemical  products  as set out as in the APVMA’s MRL  
Standard , have  been  made.  
Under  Section  82 of the Food  Standards  Austral ia New Zealand  Act 1991  the APVMA  is proposing  to incorporate  those  
variations  (Agricultural  and Veterinary  Chemicals  Code  Instrument  No. 4 (MRL  Standard)  Amendment  Instrument  2015  
(No. 9)) to MRLs  into Standard  1.4.2.  Maximum  Residue  Limits  of the Austral ia New Zealand  Food  Standards  Code . 
MRLs  contained  in Standard  1.4.2  provide  the limits  for residues  of agricultural  and veterinary  chemicals  that may 
legitimately  occur  in foods.  By this means,  Standard  1.4.2  permits  the sale of treated  foods  and protects  public  health  
and safety  by minimising  residues  in foods  consistent  with the effective  control  of pests  and diseases.  
The APVMA  and FSANZ  are satisfied,  based  on dietary  exposure  assessments  and current  health  standards,  that the 
proposed  limits  are not harmful  to public  health.   
The Agreement  between  the Government  of Australia  and the Government  of New Zealand  concerning  a Joint  Food  
Standards  System,  excludes  MRLs  for agricultural  and veterinary  chemicals  in food from the system  setting  joint food 
stand ards.  Australia  and New Zealand  independently  and separately  develop  MRLs  for agricultural  and veterinary  
chemicals  in food.   
Food  Standards  Australia  New Zealand  (FSANZ)  will make  a Sanitary  and Phytosanitary  (SPS)  notification  to the World  
Trade  Organiza tion (WTO).   
The APVMA  invites  comment  on these  proposals.  Details  on how to make  a submission  appear  near the end of this 
notice,  below  the details  of the proposed  amendment.   
The APVMA  will consider  any public  comments  made  in response  to this proposal.  If the APVMA  decides  to proceed  
with the proposal,  it will further  notify  any variations  it makes  to Standard  1.4.2  in the APVMA  Gazette . The variations  will 
take effect  as from the date of that subsequent  notice.  
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Proposal to Amend Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  DRAFT VARIATIONS TO THE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FOOD STANDAR DS CODE  
Note: The following amendments are in a format that accords with the proposed amending Legislative Instrument 
which, in turn, has to be consistent with the existing format of Standard 1.4.2 (Maximum Residue Limits) of the 
Austra lia New Zealand Food Standards Code . 
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ( AGRICULTURAL AND VET ERINARY CHEMICALS CO DE INSTRUMENT NO. 4 (MRL 
STANDARD)  AMENDMENT INSTRUMENT 2015  (NO. 9)) 
Note: Subsection 82(2) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991  provides that  variations to standards 
are legislative instruments, but are not subject to disallowance or sunsetting.  
To commence: on gazettal of variation  
Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code is varied by – 
1. inserting  in alphabetical order in Schedule 1, the foods and associated MRLs for each of the following 
chemicals – 
Abamectin  
Sum of avermectin  B1a, avermectin  B1b and (Z)-8,9 
avermectin  B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin  B1b 
Macadamia nuts  T*0.01  
  
Chlorothalonil  
Commodities of plant origin :  Chlorothalonil  
Commodities of animal origin :  4-hydroxy -2,5,6 -
trichloroisophthalonitrile metabolite, expressed as 
chlorothalonil  
Pistachio nut  T0.1 
  
Cyazofamid  
Commodities  of plant  origin  and of animal  origin  for 
enforcement :  Cyazofamid  
Commodities  of plant  origin  and animal  origin  for 
dietary  risk assessment :  The sum of cyazofamid  and 
4-chloro -5-(4-methyphenyl) -1H-imidazole -2-
carbonitrile,  expressed  as cyazofamid  
Broccoli   2 
Edible offal (mammalian)  *0.01  
Eggs  *0.01  
Meat (mammalian)  *0.01  
Milks  *0.01  
Potato  *0.01  
Poultry, edible offal of  *0.01  
Poultry meat  *0.01  
  
Flumioxazin  
Flumioxazin  
Sugar  cane  *0.01  
  
Tebuconazole  
Tebuconazole  
Almonds  *0.01  
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Proposal to Amend Standard 1.4.2 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  INVITATION FOR SUBMI SSIONS  
Written submissions  are invited from interested individuals and organisations to assist the APVMA in considering the 
proposal to vary Standard 1.4.2 –Maximum Residue Limits of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.  
Submissions should be strictly confined to relevant m atters that the APVMA must consider (such as public health and 
safety) which are associated with the occurrence of the proposed residues in foods. Comments received outside these 
grounds will not be considered by the APVMA. Claims made in submissions shoul d be supported wherever possible by 
referencing or including relevant studies, research findings, trials, surveys etc. Technical information should be in 
sufficient detail to allow independent scientific assessment.  
Please note that FSANZ will make a SPS notification to the WTO and submissions related to impacts on international 
trade should be made to FSANZ in response to that notification .  
Submissions must be made in writing and should be clearly marked as a ‘submission on the proposed amendment to 
Standard 1.4.2 ’ and quote the correct amendment number.  
DEADLINE  FOR  PUBLIC  SUBMISSIONS : 6 pm (AEDT)  3 November  2015  
SUBMISSIONS  RECEIVED  AFTER  THIS  DEADLINE  WILL  ONLY  BE CONSIDERED  BY PRIOR  ARRANGEMENT  
Submissions received after this date will only be con sidered if agreement for an extension has been given prior to this 
closing date. Agreement to an extension of time will only be given if extraordinary circumstances warrant an extension to 
the submission period.  
For further information please contact:  
MRL  Contact Officer  
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority  
PO Box 6182  
KINGSTON ACT 2604  
 
Phone:  +61 2 6210 4897  
Fax: +61 2  6210 4840  
Email:  enquiries@apvma.gov.au