News & Insights

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Guinea, Hungary, and Austria.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including the EU. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Guinea, Hungary, and Austria and the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Hungary and Austria.

On December 15, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the focused assessment of certain existing MRLs of concern for methoxyfenozide. 

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on December 17, 2020.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for the Netherlands.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including the EU. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently display relevant established and proposed MRLs for the Netherlands. 

On December 15, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published approval reports for Application A1186 on soy leghemoglobin and Application A1180 on natural glycolipids as a preservative.

Australia and New Zealand's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On November 24, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs initiated a public consultation on Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 75 Pesticides in Food (links in Chinese), a draft MRL amendment to its National Food Safety Standards in Food. 

Comments are due by December 23, 2020. Relevant proposed MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On December 11, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for azoxystrobin and fluroxypyr-meptyl.

Comments are due by February 24, 2021. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on December 12, 2020.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Croatia.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including the EU. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently display relevant established and proposed MRLs for Croatia. 

Recently, Israel’s Ministry of Health published food additive amendments for sulphur dioxide, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, acetylated distarch phosphate, hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate, and acetylated distarch adipate (45609). The amendments are effective December 4, 2020. 
 
The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

On December 9, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 1209 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes should appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database in the coming week.

On December 4, the Singapore Food Agency published a circular establishing an MRL for nicarbazin on chicken eggs.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on September 10, 2020.