Download or read book Series on Pesticides and Biocides Guidance Document on Overview of Residue Chemistry Studies (Second Edition) written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Overview Guidance Document summarises the major guidance aspects provided in the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Section 5. This document also develops an approach for a Global Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) process to achieve use of a single globally acceptable feeding study for MRL setting and risk assessment for livestock food commodities that involves four key components: 1) Harmonised Guidance for the Definition of Residue; 2) Reasonable Worst Case Animal Diets/Maximum Reasonably Balanced Diet; 3) Harmonised Table of Livestock Feed Commodities; and 4) Definition of Reasonable Worst Case Livestock Feeding Levels.