China’s export enterprises should be highly concerned about the new trends in the European Union standards for pesticide residues in tea
Recently , the EU imported tea limited pesticide residue standards and testing requirements , there were two new changes , China’s export enterprises should pay great attention.
First, January 31, 2014 the EU announced the regulations EU87/2014, and plans on August 25 officially came into effect . The regulations on management of EU rules and regulations EC396/2005 plant and animal derived food and feed pesticide MRLs were revised , revised Appendix Ⅱ in four pesticide limits , which will be tea acetamiprid , isoproturon , picoxystrobin and pyrimethanil residue limits tightened doubled.
Secondly , this year , the European Union on China’s tea exports to the EU increased the detection of residual tolfenpyrad , the EU regulations do not limit the development of the highest standards of pesticides in tea, so take is 0.01 mg / kg of ” default standard ” , resulting in Some tea companies have been informed of an impact on exports.
New EU legislation and new measures on China’s export of tea is very purposeful. To this end, Huzhou, Zhejiang Inspection and Quarantine reminder: the relevant functional departments and export enterprises pay close attention to the updating of EU standards on pesticide residues in tea , the response measures taken to reduce the risk of tea.