Annual MRL Harmonization Workshop Scheduled for Mid-June

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Gary W. Van Sickle
California Specialty Crops Council
1521 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
559-288-0301
gwvansickle@gmail.com

-For Immediate Release-

Annual MRL Harmonization Workshop Scheduled for Mid-June

The CA Specialty Crops Council will hold its annual 2014 MRL Harmonization Workshop June 18-19 in San Francisco. The interactive seminar will address critically important issues for stakeholders with interests in exporting agricultural products.  Registrants, growers, packers, shippers, PCAs, regulators, trade experts, and other stakeholders in international trade are strongly encouraged to attend. Presentation topics include: international trade trends, global registrations, pesticide residue monitoring, MRL strategies for growers, updates for international residue standards (US, NAFTA, Asia, EU, Canada), secondary standards and non-anticipated impacts of residues.  International presenters from the European Union, Korea and Canada will report on the latest MRL requirements for these trade destinations. A Codex update will be presented by Ms. Lois Rossi of US EPA’s Registration Division. The conference will be held at Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf, 1300 Columbus Avenue in San Francisco. On-line pre-registration is required by June 10. For all meeting, hotel information and an updated agenda go to http://specialtycrops.org. The registration fee is $350 by April 30 and $450 after that date.

The California Specialty Crops Council (CSCC), a 501(c) 5 non-profit organization, is a trusted source of field based information spanning horticultural crop production, pest management, food safety and stewardship activities in fruit, root, vegetable, vine and berry crops (fresh, dried, and processed).  Our diverse partnership of ag organizations also includes beekeepers and pest control advisors.  Combined, CSCC growers generate over $6.7 billion annually on approximately 900,000 acres of California farmland.

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