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occurred.
• Hong Kong has a limited list of
MRLs established in 2014. The
U.S. potato industry sought as many
potato MRLs as possible at that time.
No new MRLs have been established
since. Hong Kong tests against its
existing MRL list. It remains to be
seen whether Hong Kong will
establish additional MRLs or begin
using Chinese MRLs.
• China has a limited list
of pesticide MRLs. All U.S.
commodities, including potatoes, are
missing MRLs in China. Establishing
additional MRLs in China is
challenging, and new Chinese laws are
being drafted to make seeking an
MRL in the market easier. To date,
China has not aggressively tested
imported product for pesticide
residues, but it has the capacity to do
so should its policies change.
• Costa Rica maintains a national
list that uses international
Codex MRL standards in
the absence of an established
national MRL. When there is no
established national or Codex MRL,
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