Why Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides are an Important International Issue

May Yeung, William Kerr, Blair Coomber (), Matthew Lantz () and Alyse McConnell ()
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Matthew Lantz: Bryant Christie Inc.
Alyse McConnell: Bryant Christie Inc.

Chapter Chapter 1 in Declining International Cooperation on Pesticide Regulation, 2017, pp 1-9 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The Food security food security challenges that will arise over the next 35 years are outlined. The importance of International trade international trade in meeting food security goals is explained. The threat to trade in Agri-food agri-food products posed by increasingly Asynchronous asynchronous Import import Regulations regulations for Maximum residue limits (MRL) maximum Residue residue limits (MRL) for Pesticides pesticides is presented. The problems facing MRL Harmonization harmonization are detailed.

Keywords: Global food supply; Pesticide residues; International agricultural trade; Differing MRLs; Missing MRLs; Misaligned regulatory systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60552-4_1

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