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Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently proposed MRLs for aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride, penflufen, difenoconazole, and penthiopyrad in or on various commodities.

PMRA will accept comments on the proposed MRLs through April 22, 2019 (aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride, penflufen) and April 23, 2019 (difenoconazole, penthiopyrad). The proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database on February 9, 2019.

On January 17, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/70 amending MRLs for ametoctradin, chlorpyrifos-methyl, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, fluazinam, flutriafol, prohexadione, and sodium chloride in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs go into effect February 6, 2018. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the Global MRL Database on January 18, 2018.

On October 20, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published draft amendments proposing changes for mandipropamid, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, and lambda-cyhalothrin (links in Portuguese).

Comments on these proposals must be submitted by November 18, 2017. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database on October 25, 2017.

On August 28, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced proposed MRL changes for difenoconazole, pyraziflumid, flutianil, folpet, metaflumizone, mepiquat chloride, and abamectin. These changes were reported via the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service. 

Comments are due to the Embassy by September 1, 2017. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database over the next week.

On July 26, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for several active ingredients.

Comments must be received by August 25, 2017. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database on July 27, 2017.

On July 14, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of difenoconazole in or on various commodities. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by September 12, 2017. The amended MRLs will be available in the Global MRL Database on July 15, 2017.

On July 12, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing maximum residue levels for difenoconazole in various crops.

Proposed MRLs from this opinion will display in the Global MRL Database on July 13, 2017.

On February 7, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish MRLs on several active ingredients.

Comments must be received by March 9, 2017. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database on February 9, 2017.

On October 18, the U.S. EPA published proposed tolerances for residues of deltamethrin, bifenthrin, benzovindiflupyr, and difenoconazole in or on several commodities.

Comments must be received by November 17, 2016. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database on October 19, 2016. 

On August 8, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments for carbosulfan, copper compounds, difenoconazole, spiromesifen, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate-ammonium, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, thiodicarb, gibberellic acid, abamectin, azoxystrobin, 4-indol-3-ylbutyric acid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, and carbendazim.

MRL changes from these amendments will be entered in the Global MRL Database by Wednesday, August 10.