proposals to amend the maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds food notice 2018 description of content the document contains technical details on proposals to amend the current notice issued under the food act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels mrls for agricultural compounds in new zealand. mpi proposes the following amendments to the notice a the amendment of terminology in the notice to refer to exemptions from compliance with a mrl rather than exceptions. b the addition of new mrl entries for the following compounds dicamba 0.05 mg kg in mammalian fat except milk fat 0.5 mg kg in mammalian kidney 0.1 mg kg in mammalian liver 0.02 mg kg in mammalian meat and 0.1 mg kg in milk. c the amendment of existing mrl entries for the following compounds and commodities clethodim 0.2 mg kg in mammalian meat 0.2 mg kg in mammalian offal and 0.05 mg kg in milk. fludioxonil 7 mg kg in pineapples for import to new zealand. halauxifen-methyl 0.01 mg kg in mammalian meat 0.01 mg kg in mammalian offal and 0.01 mg kg in milk. lambda-cyhalothrin 0.5 mg kg in mammalian fat 0.02 mg kg in mammalian offal 0.01 mg kg in mammalian meat and 0.05 mg kg in mammalian milk. metamitron 0.01 mg kg in pears. note indicates that the maximum residue level has been set at or about the limit of analytical quantification. d the addition of an exemption from compliance with a mrl for paraffin oils when used as an agricultural compound. e the amendment of existing exemptions from compliance with a mrl for the following compounds formic acid to move it from the list of agricultural compounds in schedule 2 for agricultural chemicals to schedule 3 for veterinary medicines of the food notice and to revise the condition of exemption to be more specific to the control of varroa mite. oxalic acid to move it from the list of agricultural compounds in schedule 2 for agricultural chemicals to schedule 3 for veterinary medicines of the food notice and to revise the condition of exemption to be more specific to the control of varroa mite. thymol to broaden the substance definition to extracts of thymus vulgaris thyme containing thymol and to revise the condition of exemption to specify that use as an agricultural compound is for control of varroa mite where the mode of action derives from the presence of thymol. f the amendment of the residue definition for lignocaine. the amendment of the residue definition for xylazine.