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  • Active constituents
    • APVMA standards for active constituents for use in agricultural chemical products
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    • Acceptable daily intakes for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
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  • Scheduled drugs and poisons

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority publishes a list of the acceptable daily intakes and acute reference doses for agricultural and veterinary chemicals.

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