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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