National Residue Survey

National Residue Survey (NRS) of Bureau of Rural Sciences is a government department that monitors residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals and environmental contaminants in Australian food commodities.

The cost of this monitoring is largely industry-funded through levies on the animal and plant commodities that are tested.

NRS residue monitoring facilitates of Bureau of Rural Sciences access to key export and domestic markets for participating industries by underpinning industry quality assurance programs.