Application for the Reassessment of a Hazardous Substance under ...

34. The MRLs vary from country to country depending on the pesticides available, thecrops being treated and the way the pesticides are used. Food exporters must complywith these MRLs as a condition of market access. To help New Zealand exportersmeet these market access requirements, NSFSA maintains a database of nationalpesticide MRLs from around the world that are relevant to New Zealand foodexporters.Animal Products Act 199935. The Animal Products Act provides for the setting of standards that must be met byanimal products in relation to, inter alia, composition of animal material or products;limitations or requirements in relation to ingredients or additives; microbiological orchemical status.36. The Act also provides for the specifying of requirements that must be met by animalproducts for them to be eligible for export and for requirements and systems thatsafeguard official assurances provided by New Zealand in respect of those products.37. The ACVM Act provides a mechanism to ensure animal produce complies with theAnimal Products Act requirements. Mechanisms include restricting who canauthorise to use, or sell or use products, and setting of withholding periods to ensureresidues comply with Maximum Permissible Residues in the Animal Products Act.Wine Act 200338. The Wine Act 2003 provides for the setting of standards to allow the management ofrisks to human health arising from the making of wine in order to ensure that thewine is fit for its purpose.39. Under the ACVM Act, the main mechanism to complement the Wine Act is byensuring the use of the agricultural compound in grape production will comply withMRLs.NZFSA verification and monitoring programmesImplementation of control measures40. Industry working throughout the food chain has the primary role in implementationof control measures. Nevertheless, NZFSA may be directly involved in this step inthe Risk Management Framework (RMF), such as in supervisory meat inspection.More often, the Verification Agency of NZFSA will verify control measuresimplemented by industry. The Compliance Group of NZFSA carries out anindependent audit of regulatory functions and applies sanctions where controlmeasures have not been properly implemented by industry.41. The Approvals and ACVM Group of NZFSA also carries out an implementationfunction by registering food premises and approving food safety plans developed byindustry.42. NZFSA often develops implementation tools to assist stakeholders in implementingregulatory requirements. Examples are generic codes of hygienic practice fordifferent food commodities, guidelines on quality assurance systems, accreditationsystems for laboratories, and assisting with training and education.Verification programmes43. The NZFSA Verification Agency (NZFSA VA) verifies that food safety programmesare adhered to at premises where meat, seafood and other animal products areDichlorvos reassessment – application Page 428 of 436