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Fluazuron (Acatak pesticide). Korean FDA accepts provisional MRL in beef. May 26, 1998.
http://www.affa.gov.au/ministers/anderson/releases/98_63a.html
MEDIA RELEASE
JOHN ANDERSON, AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY
DPIE 98/63A
26 May 1998
BEEF INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM KOREAN AGREEMENT ON TICK TREATMENT The Australian beef industry has received a major boost following agreement by the Government of the Republic of Korea to accept a provisional Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for fluazuron (commercially known as Acatak), the Federal Primary Industries and Energy Minister, John Anderson, said today.
The Minister was commenting on a decision by the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) accepting Australia's request to establish a provisional MRL for fluazuron.
The MRL is identical to the Australian standard for fluazuron and will be effective from 1 June 1998. A MRL indicates a safe level of chemical residue in food products for human consumption. MRLs are also used as import tolerance levels in foods by importing countries.
"I am delighted with this favourable outcome. as I pursued it strongly with senior Ministers during my visit to Korea in March," Mr Anderson said. "The Korean provisional MRLS for FZ are set at 0.2 mg/kg for muscle, 0.5 mg/kg for liver, 0.5 mg/kg for kidney and 7.0 mg/kg for fat.
"This is an important breakthrough for the Australian beef industry and will assist it to more efficiently manage cattle tick, a pest which has been causing serious economic loss to beef producers due to its strong resistance to alternative products.
"The finalisation of this issue is particularly timely given that production of Acatak, for which fluazuron is the active ingredient, needs to begin shortly to enable its use in the forthcoming tick treatment season.
"The KFDA's decision is consistent with decisions taken by Health Authorities in our other major beef markets. Fluazuron could not be used until all of Australia's major beef markets accepted a provisional MRL for it.
"The Korean decision avoids any prospect of disruption to our beef trade due to detection of low fluazuron residue levels.
"The finalisation of this important issue for the Australian beef industry clearly demonstrates that the Government's Supermarket to Asia strategy is delivering early returns.
"Two Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service officers were placed in Seoul and Tokyo in July last year, funded under the strategy, to assist in progressing technical market access issues such as this in the Asian region."
- Further inquiries:
Mr Anderson's office (media inquiries)
- AQIS (technical details)
- Angelo Valois (02) 6272 5566
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