1987 September: Australian Beef – US Pesticide Residue Violation. Pesticide: Chlorpyrifos

Journal of Commerce Staff | Sep 27, 1987 8:00PM EDT

U.S. Department of Agriculture found a new violation of pesticide residue levels in a shipment of Australian beef to the United States, said Nancy Robinson, director of information, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Australian authorities have delisted Harvey Meat Exports, the plant where the meat originated, making it illegal for the plant to continue exporting their product, Ms. Robinson said.The USDA will place the company's meat at the end of its backlog of inspections that resulted from a temporary ban on some Australian beef imports in August. It may not be economical to import Harvey's meat, Ms. Robinson warned.

The Agriculture Department found that levels of a fly spray, chlorpyrifos, exceeded legal limits. The legal limit is 2.0 parts per million. They found 2.2 ppm, Ms. Robinson said.

The meat was processed after May 25, the date Australia intensified its residue detection procedures.

But the USDA is not alarmed to find a small number of violations in post- May 25 meat, Ms. Robinson said.

https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/beef-found-exceed-pesticide-limits_19870927.html

Journal of Commerce Staff | Sep 27, 1987 8:00PM EDT

U.S. Department of Agriculture found a new violation of pesticide residue levels in a shipment of Australian beef to the United States, said Nancy Robinson, director of information, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Australian authorities have delisted Harvey Meat Exports, the plant where the meat originated, making it illegal for the plant to continue exporting their product, Ms. Robinson said.The USDA will place the company’s meat at the end of its backlog of inspections that resulted from a temporary ban on some Australian beef imports in August. It may not be economical to import Harvey’s meat, Ms. Robinson warned.

The Agriculture Department found that levels of a fly spray, chlorpyrifos, exceeded legal limits. The legal limit is 2.0 parts per million. They found 2.2 ppm, Ms. Robinson said.

The meat was processed after May 25, the date Australia intensified its residue detection procedures.

But the USDA is not alarmed to find a small number of violations in post- May 25 meat, Ms. Robinson said.

https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/beef-found-exceed-pesticide-limits_19870927.html