STAT Communications Ag Market News

India To Use Codex MRL for Glyphosate

DELHI - Oct 23/18 - SNS -- The Food Safety and Standards of India (FSSAI) says it will start testing imported lentils for glyphosate residues, using the Codex Alimentarius minimum residue level (MRL) of 5mg per kilogram until the country establishes its own MRL.

Laboratories have been ordered to now test pulses for glyphosate in response to allegations by food security activist Santanu Mitra that lentils imported from Australia and Canada could contain high levels of glyphosate.

The chemical is not registered for use as a desiccant, but is still used by some farmers for that purpose. When used in this way and under the wrong conditions or in the wrong quantities the harvested product will contain residues.

Only active subscribers can read all of this article.

If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.

If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.