The fifth annual MRL Workshop was held June 2 & 3, 2010 in San Francisco and addressed several critically important issues for stakeholders with interests in international trade.  Topics included: trade updates, MRL strategies, global regulations, pesticide residue monitoring, residue decline curves, MRL strategies for commodities, evolving requirements for international residue standards (US, NAFTA, Asia, EU, Codex, etc.), and an update on uses of methyl bromide use related to provisions of the Montreal Protocol.  Please check this website for details pertaining to the 2011 MRL Workshop; a date will be announced by the end of this year.

2010 Agenda:  Click here

Presentation Materials:
1  Trade Outlook for US Agriculture – Peter Tabor, USDA-FAS
2  Using Trade Data to Develop MRL Strategies – Rich Carver, DuPont
3  EPA Partnerships and Progress on MRL Issues – Kathy Monk, EPA
4  European MRLs – Karsten Hohgardt, Germany
5  MRL Issues in Asia – Matt Lantz, Bryant-Christie, Inc.
6  Global Harmonization Activities – Dan Kunkel, IR-4
7  Residue Decline Curves Related to MRLs – Phil Brindle, BASF
8  MRL Trade Policy – Jane Doherty, USTR
9  Montreal Protocol Implications for Trade – Dan Botts, FFVA
10 Agriculture in China – John Chapple, SinoAnalytica
11 Brazilian MRLs – Marcella Teixeira, Brazil

For Pest Control Advisors: 
June 2    A-0972-10 4.5 Hours (category: other)
June 3    A-0988-10 3.0 Hours (category: other)

2011 Meeting:  TBA

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