95. MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS (MRL)

♤ Pesticide residues on crops are monitored through the use of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL), which are based on the analysis of the quantity of a given chemical remaining on food product samples.

♤ In India, MRLs are listed in The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and Rules now administered by Food Safety and Standard Authority of India .

♤ The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India in collaboration with Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi under All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues has been implementing a project on “Monitoring of pesticide residues at National level”