Source: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE submitted to NRP
CHLORATE MRL BARRIER TO EU EXPORT OF CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT AND TREE NUT EXPORTS
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0439168
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Aug 11, 2020
Project End Date
Dec 31, 2022
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(N/A)
PARLIER,CA 93648
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
40%
Developmental
30%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
21611191020100%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1119 - Deciduous tree fruits, general/other;

Field Of Science
1020 - Physiology;
Goals / Objectives
Conduct research to trace the formation and degradation of chlorate residues throughout dried fruit and tree nut production and marketing channels.
Project Methods
Utilize a cooperative effort between USDA. Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Dried Fruit and Nut Association of California, California industry, and foreign counterparts to address chlorate residues on dried fruit and tree nut exports to European Union (EU). Elements of this USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) activity will be conducted in phases: 1) the development of methods for chlorate residue analysis (i.e., How do we detect the residues? ⿿ as related having confidence in the Maximum Residue Level (MRL) proposed by the EU, Objective 2) the characterization of residues in dried fruit and tree nuts (How do the residues levels vary? ⿿ as related to an appropriate ⿿ceiling⿝ for an MRL), and Objective 3) identifying dynamics of residue formation and elimination in dried fruit and tree nuts (i.e., How long do the residues last? ⿿ as related to agrochemical-specific contributions to the MRL).