Preparation and Submission of Data for the Establishment of International Standard on Pesticide Residue for Important Thai Agricultural Commondities

Abstract

Food Standards established by Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) are recognized worldwide as the internationally accepted standards. The proposing for the establishment of Codex maximum residue limit (MRL) for important Thai agricultural commodities is a key solution for the problem on the rejection of Thai exported agricultural commodities due to no MRL established by importing countries. A study on the criteria and process on the establishment of Codex MRL summarized that main process needed for proposing Codex MRLs were: planning and conducting for pesticide residue studies and data preparation for proposing MRL. The process of data preparation had to take into account data quality and accuracy as well as the adequacy of data quantity. Data considered to be good quality and should have been from the stydy wich conformed to the internationally accepted quideline, be reported with sufficient details, and clearly presented the conformance of conditions of the study and the official recommended use pattern of the pesticide. Data considered to be adequated in quantity should have at least 8 trials for major crops and 5 trials for minor crops.