News & Insights

On March 15, the United Kingdom notified the WTO of proposed Great Britain (GB) MRLs for dimethoate and omethoate amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.

Comments are due by May 14, 2021. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 16, 2021.

On March 12, Health Canada published an amendment to its List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Canada's food additive regulations, has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On March 11, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on fludioxonil in berries and small fruits and cyflufenamid in hops. 

Proposed MRLs from these reasoned opinions will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 12, 2021.

On March 9, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of fluindapyr in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 10, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 11, 2021.

On March 9, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety published an amendment, in Korean, to the Korean Food Additives Code.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Korea's food additive regulations in English, has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On March 4, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published an amendment (English-language version begins on page 31) to their food additive regulations.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes India's food additive regulations, has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for chlormequat, indaziflam, and sulfentrazone.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 10, 2021.

On March 8, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of quizalofop-ethyl in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 7, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 9, 2021.

On March 8, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published a corrigendum to an existing MRL proposal to correct both terminology and the MRL amount.

The corrected proposal will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 9, 2021.

On March 8, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for teflubenzuron, deltamethrin, methomyl, bixafen, aminopyralid, phosphine, diflubenzuron, clothianidin, and thiophanate-methyl (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by March 9, 2021.