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The 2013 MRL Workshop will be June 5-6 in San Francisco: The interactive seminar will address critically important issues for stakeholders with interests in exporting agricultural products.  Growers, packers, shippers, PCAs, registrants, regulators, trade experts, and other stakeholders in international trade are strongly encouraged to attend.

Presentation Topics:  international trade trends, global registrations, pesticide residue monitoring, MRL strategies for growers, updates for international residue standards (US, NAFTA, Asia, EU, Codex, global etc.), food safety regulations and methyl bromide use related to provisions of the Montreal Protocol. 

Dates:
June 5, 2013 (Wednesday) 8 AM – 5 PM followed by evening reception (ends at 7 PM)
June 6, 2013 (Thursday) 8 AM – noon

Meals:
June 5, 2013 Continental breakfast (7:30 AM), lunch (noon) and evening reception
June 6, 2013 Continental breakfast (7:30 AM)

Location:  Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf at 1300 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA  94133

Registration: $425

On-line Meeting Registration:  Click Here

Conference Hotel is Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf:  Click Here
Limited room block available at the group rate ($165 pt); group code = MRW
Deadline for room block at conference rate:  May 23, 2013
Phone: 1-415-771-9000 or 1-800-942-7348

For Pest Control Advisors:  7.5 CEUs (pending CDPR approval)
           
For a draft agenda of the 2013 MRL Workshop Agenda, click here.

 

 

2012 MRL Workshop Presentations:

  1. US Ag Products/ Global Consumers (Paggi) Click Here
  2. Trade Barriers (Tabor) Click Here
  3. US EPA Harmonization Activities (Rossi) Click Here
  4. Canadian Regulations and RCC (Law) Click Here
  5. EU Regulations and Legislation (Richter) Click Here
  6. China Regulations and Legislation (Song) Click Here
  7. MRL Driven IPM (Whalon) Click Here
  8. Analytical Challenges (Lupean) Click Here
  9. Vulnerability (Barron) Click Here
  10. 2012 Grower/PCA Panel (Lanini et al.) Click Here
  11. IR-4/ 2012 Global Minor Use Summit (Kunkel) Click Here
  12. Korea (Cranney) Click Here
  13. Asia (Berry) Click Here
  14. Japanese MRL Project (Berger and Downing) Click Here
  15. Methyl Bromide and Montreal Protocol (Botts) Click Here
  16. Challenges of Globally Harmonized MRLs (Tiu) Click Here
  17. Wrap Up and Action Items 2012 MRL Workshop Click Here