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Maximum Residue Limit (MRL)

The highest level of a pesticide allowed on food in a given market

All termsIntroduced in M4Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
The highest level of a pesticide allowed on food in a given market
How to use it
Use only registered chemicals at the label rate and withholding period for the destination market.
South African benchmark
South African export fruit is tested against the residue limits of each destination (Article 24).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M4-U5
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A024, LIB-P-Citrus, LIB-P-Citrus-IP
See also
GlobalG.A.P., Phytosanitary
Citrus: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedCitrus: how the business runsSold bycartons or tonnes per hectare1Plant trees2Grow 3-5 years3Pick4Pack-house5Export or local marketZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Citrus Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M4 Citrus.