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These residue
tolerance limits (e.g., extraneous residue limits and provisional maximum
residue limits) are in parts per million (ppm; mg of contaminant per kg of
fish flesh on wet weight basis). As stated earlier (Slide
No. 15), extraneous residue
limits is the term used specifically for pesticide residues arising from
environmental sources other than the use of a pesticide directly or
indirectly on food (FSANZ, 2006). In Japan, currently their residue
tolerances are mostly available as provisional maximum residue limits
and were relied heavily on U.S. FDA’s action levels. In India, the
tolerances recommended by the Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators
Association of India (PMFAI, 2006) do not seem to be as binding or
authoritative, in that the association is not a health (regulatory) agency.
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