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Maximum Residue Limits

CSI has staff experienced in supporting the setting and defending of new and existing Maximum Residue Limits (MRL), also known as pesticide residue tolerances, and/or crop residue levels. We can assist in recommending new tolerance levels for commodities as well as defense of existing tolerances. CSI’s team members are skilled problem solvers in international regulatory affairs, regulatory due diligence, compliance, toxicology and ecotoxicology, environmental fate, and risk assessment for agricultural chemicals, biopesticides, and consumer products.  

Our experience includes various aspects of preparing, submitting and defending national and international registration dossiers, applications to set new import tolerances, and response to reviews of existing international MRLs by various international regulatory bodies and organizations, including EPA, PMRA, EFSA, ECHA, and JMPR/CCPR. 

CSI can be your partner, providing strategic guidance in this process, as well as assistance in developing and coordinating the required documentation to facilitate the evaluation of new MRLs and support in existing MRLs.

Experienced Support For:

  • Global Regulatory Strategy
  • Study Design, Placement & Monitoring
  • Dossier Preparation & Submission
  • Evaluating Field Residue Data & Residue Metabolism Studies
  • Dietary Modeling & Risk Assessment
  • Testing Strategies, Read-Across Approach, & Human Exposure Modelling using Standard & Bespoke Models
  • Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism & Fate
  • Economic Impact Analysis
  • Global Registration Capabilities in North & Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe & Africa

Global Support for Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Study Design, Placement, and Monitoring 

  • Placing and monitoring field residue trials.

Economic Impact Analysis 

  • There are economic consequences of missing and revoked tolerances/MRLs for growers, importers, and exporters. Additionally, we can prepare expert statements related to economic consequences.

Global Support for Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Study Design, Placement, and Monitoring 

  • Placing and monitoring field residue trials.

Economic Impact Analysis 

  • There are economic consequences of missing and revoked tolerances/MRLs for growers, importers, and exporters. Additionally, we can prepare expert statements related to economic consequences.

For more information, about Personal Care Products, please visit our Applied Economics page.

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Maximum Residue Limits Experts

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Leah Duzy

Principal Consultant

Alabama

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Melinda Bowman

Principal Consultant

California

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Leah Duzy
Principal Consultant

Expertise: Agricultural Economics

With a background in production agriculture and working lands conservation, Leah applies economic principles to risk and conservation decision-making to support agrochemical product development, assessment, and defense. She also provides applied economics research support through collaboration on federal grants and other projects. Her skills support pesticide benefit assessments and endangered species assessments.

Leah previously worked for the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the USDA Agricultural Research Service as an agricultural economist for 15 years. She has worked in both the Federal conservation program and agricultural research arenas conducting applied economic research on conservation production systems, cover crops, and herbicide-resistant weed management, and preparing cost-benefit analyses for Federal conservation programs as part of the rulemaking process. 

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Auburn University.
M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University.
B.A., Economics, The University of the South.

Melinda Bowman
Principal Consultant

Expertise: Regulatory Affairs

Melinda has extensive experience in FIFRA regulatory compliance and product registration of agrochemicals and consumer products within the United States and Canada. She provides support and strategy for global pesticide registration actions, including support and coordination of the establishment of international MRLs, FDA 510(k) submissions and hand sanitizer listings.  She specializes in following new developments in regulatory compliance project management for EPA and FDA regulated products as well as agrochemical and pharmaceutical product development. 

EDUCATION
B.S., Chemistry, San Francisco State University.