2012 Technical Presentation: Agricultural Chemical Residues and Tolerances
This presentation was provided at the 2012 Regulatory and Legislative workshop in October. The presenter, Edward M. Rucket, presented the future of agricultural chemical residues and tolerances, including the role of the FDA and EPA, pesticides in Chinese tea, and inorganic arsenic in rice.
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