Present Situation and Development Trend of MRLsfor Pesticides in and outside China

Introduced present situation in development of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticides in food and farm produce in Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC),EU,USA,Japan,Canada,Australia,New Zealand and China,analyzed their last development,composition and trend,pointed out the gap of pesticide MRLs in China as follows:few MRLs,lacking harmony and risk assessment as well as its basic research,unsound mechanism for standard establishing and revising,standard updating is not in time.Improvement suggestions to resolve the problems the above mentioned including:setting up long-term plan,strengthening study and investigation of basic data for establishing and revising MRLs,harmonizing department relations between standard establishment and pesticide registration and administration,intensifying international corporation and intercommunion,griping in time the last developments on MRLs and food safety management in related international organization and developed countries.