Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00202:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00202
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7270–10013

1  Explanation
 (1) An asterisk '*' in the Tables to the Schedule denotes that the MRL or the ERL is set at or about the limit of analytical quantitation.
 (2) A 'T' in the Tables to the Schedule denotes that the MRL or ERL, residue definition or use is temporary to enable further experimental work to be carried out in Australia or overseas, and will be reconsidered at some future date.  This symbol is also used in cases where an MRL or ERL is being phased out.
 (3) An 'E' in the Tables to the Schedule denotes an ERL.
 (4) The food commodity designations and their codes used in the Tables have been adopted from the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds (Part 4 of the Guide to Codex Recommendations Concerning Pesticide Residues, second edition, 1989) with minor modifications.  The code is included in the MRL Standard entry to assist in associating Australian MRLs with Codex MRLs.  Where a commodity does not have a Codex classification, it is entered in the MRL Standard without a code.  Modification of a Codex classification is denoted by {  }.
 (5) MRLs set for `groups' of commodities are applicable to all members of the group as designated in the Codex classification.
 (6) Methods of analysis for measuring residues in food commodities must be appropriate to the residues defined in Table 3.  Such methods are in most cases available in published manuals or in the chemical literature.  Appropriate sources of methods for many compounds are available in the Guide to Codex Recommendations Concerning Residues.  While the analyses are not confined to any particular method, they are subject to the necessary quality control procedures, including adequate recovery, minimal blank, a sufficiently low limit of analytical quantitation and absence of significant interferences.  The analyst may choose any method appropriate to the compound, the commodity and the equipment, facilities and expertise available in the laboratory.
 (7) An MRL shall be regarded as being exceeded if the result of an analysis (by an experienced residue analyst on a sample taken according to official protocols), when rounded according to the Australian Standards SAA 2706-2003 to the number of significant figures in the MRL, exceeds the level set in the MRL Standard, taking into account the accuracy of the analysis.
 (8) For a food which is not specified but consists of, or contains, or is manufactured from one or more of the foods specified (e.g. fruit juice), the presence of residues at a level not greater than the respective MRLs is considered acceptable where there is no evidence of concentration.  Where there is evidence of concentration, separate MRLs may be set for the appropriate commodities (e.g. wine, wheat germ).
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