Classification of crops grown in or imported into the European Union for pesticide residue assessment
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en
Date
2003-09-08
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Title
Classification of crops grown in or imported into
the European Union for pesticide residue assessment
Translated Title
Classificatie van gewassen die worden geteeld in
of geimporteerd naar de Europese Unie, ten behoeve van residubeoordelingen
van bestrijdingsmiddelen
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Abstract
Een belangrijk aspect van voedselveiligheid is de
controle van bestrijdingsmiddelenresiduen op voeding. Residubeoordelingen
van bestrijdingsmiddelen worden uitgevoerd om wettelijke residulimieten
(MRLs = maximum residue limits) vast te stellen voor plantaardige en
dierlijke producten. In de EU-handleiding voor residubeoordelingen, het
zogenaamde Lundehn document, worden agrarische gewassen ingedeeld in
groepen, waarbinnen de resultaten vergelijkbaar worden geacht. Binnen deze
groepen kunnen de resultaten van een enkel gewas geextrapoleerd worden
hetzij naar een ander gewas of de gehele gewasgroep. Omdat in het Lundehn
document per beoordelingsonderdeel alleen voorbeelden van gewassen worden
genoemd, bestaat het gevaar dat gewassen, die niet genoemd zijn in dit
document, verschillend geclassificeerd worden door de verschillende
gebruikers van deze classificatie. De classificatie die in het huidige
rapport gepresenteerd wordt, bevat een uitgebreide classificatie voor
agrarische gewassen die in de Europese Unie worden geteeld of worden
geimporteerd hetzij voor humane consumptie of voor veevoer. Elk gewas is
geclassificeerd voor de relevante onderdelen onderdelen van het
bestrijdingsmiddelenbeoordelings-proces, te weten: plantmetabolisme,
gewasbemonstering, residuproeven onder toezicht, veevoer, stabiliteit
tijdens opslag van analytische monsters, validatie van analysemethoden en
volggewassen.
An important aspect of food safety is the control of pesticide residues on food. Pesticide residue assessments are conducted to establish legal limits, known as maximum residue limits (MRLs), for pesticide residues in plant and animal commodities. In the EC guidelines for pesticide residue assessment, the so-called Lundehn document, agricultural crops are classified into groups in which results are considered to be comparable. Within these groups, the results for one crop may be extrapolated, either to another group or to the crop group as a whole. Because only examples of crops are given per assessment item in the Lundehn document, there is a probability that crops not mentioned in this document will be classified differently by different users of the classification. The classification documented here, however, contains an extended classification for agricultural crops grown in or imported into European Union countries that are either intended for human consumption or for livestock feed. Each crop is classified under relevant items of the pesticide residue assessment process. These are: plant metabolism, crop sampling, supervised residue trials, livestock feed, storage stability of analytical samples, validation of analytical methods and rotational crops.
An important aspect of food safety is the control of pesticide residues on food. Pesticide residue assessments are conducted to establish legal limits, known as maximum residue limits (MRLs), for pesticide residues in plant and animal commodities. In the EC guidelines for pesticide residue assessment, the so-called Lundehn document, agricultural crops are classified into groups in which results are considered to be comparable. Within these groups, the results for one crop may be extrapolated, either to another group or to the crop group as a whole. Because only examples of crops are given per assessment item in the Lundehn document, there is a probability that crops not mentioned in this document will be classified differently by different users of the classification. The classification documented here, however, contains an extended classification for agricultural crops grown in or imported into European Union countries that are either intended for human consumption or for livestock feed. Each crop is classified under relevant items of the pesticide residue assessment process. These are: plant metabolism, crop sampling, supervised residue trials, livestock feed, storage stability of analytical samples, validation of analytical methods and rotational crops.
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