News & Insights

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Morocco, Germany, Haiti, Senegal, South Korea, and Panama.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, and includes the European Union, South Korea, and Panama. 

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Morocco, Germany, Haiti, Senegal, South Korea, and Panama. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Germany, South Korea, and Panama.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database has been updated with MRLs recently adopted by Costa Rica, which will be available in the database on April 16, 2022. 

Costa Rica's State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) maintains an MRL list applicable to domestic and imported products that is updated periodically throughout the year.

Recently, Israel’s Ministry of Health published food additive amendments for citric acid, tertiary-butyl hydroquinone, and ascorbic acid. The amendments are effective from April 20, 2022. 
 
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 April 13, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published proposed MRLs for flutriafol.

Comments are due by June 26, 2022. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 14, 2022.

The European Union recently published SANTE/11128/2021 Rev. 1 proposing to amend MRLs for several active ingredients.

Relevant proposed MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 13, 2022. 

On April 8, the U.S. EPA established an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for Bacillus Subtilis Strain AFS032321. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by June 7, 2022. The tolerance exemption will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 13, 2022.

On April 8, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/566 amending MRLs for flutianil. 

Amended MRLs will be effective from April 28, 2022. Relevant Pending MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 12, 2022.

On April 8, Paraguay notified the WTO of a proposed Mercosur amendment to the technical regulations on food additives. Comments on the Paraguayan consultation are due by June 7, 2022. 

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.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recently announced proposed MRL changes for several active ingredients. These changes were reported via the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on April 9, 2022. 

On April 8, the United Kingdom notified the WTO of proposed Great Britain (GB) MRLs for chlorothalonil amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.

Comments are due by June 7, 2022. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 9, 2022.