It sets maximum residue levels for all animal-health products in food-producing animals.

Residue data comply with the established maximum residue limits for monensin and DNC.

The report shows that over 98 per cent of foods tested last year had residues below the legal maximum residue limit.

This would be useful in monitoring good manufacturing practices and overall safety through the enforcement of maximum residue levels (MRLs).

All but two of the samples had total contamination levels below the " maximum residue level" (MRL) allowed for human consumption under EU laws.

Of the screened pesticide residues, only fluquinconazole and dimethomorph below the maximum residue levels established by the KFDA were detected in onion and cucumber samples.

Of 8,590 samples tested between 1990 and 1995, 42 were found to have exceeded the maximum residue levels set by a series of EU directives.

All pesticides were analyzed at or below their Maximum Residue Levels fixed for globe artichoke by the European Union.