In a message dated 05/12/2008 13:24:33 GMT Standard Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes: Residues above the EC fixed maximum residue  limit (MRL) of 0.1 mg 
kg−1 were measured only in brood chamber honey obtained  from those combs 
placed next to strips. In these samples, 0.060-0.111 mg kg−1 of  coumaphos was 
detected up to 103 days after strip removal. Coumaphos residues in  honey 
extracted from combs that were placed at the edge of the brood chamber  were found 
below the MRL value, even during the 42 day period of CheckMite+  strip 
treatment.
 
whereas Jim Fischer wrote:  and [get] the tolerance in wax and honey  [down] 
to near zero?  But this is the exact situation now!
A "lack of a  tolerance" means that the tolerance is zero.
 
Does this mean that US standards are tighter than those of the EU?   How 
about Canada, Australia, NZ and other countries where our readers live and  
breathe and have their bees?
 
Chris

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