date:Jun 10, 2014
osed revised list to be examined by a Working Group. As such, the pesticide list enacted in 2012 will be enforced after August 1 and will not include Codex updates of 2012 and 2013.
However, the HKG assured the trade that they will do a risk assessment in cases where they find unlisted pesticides in food samples. The risk assessment will take into account the local food consumption patterns and Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) among other factors. The import or sale of food is allowed if consumpt