News & Insights

On June 12, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/770 amending MRLs for myclobutanil, napropamide, and sintofen in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs will be effective from January 2, 2021. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 13, 2020.

On June 11, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for broflanilide in or on various commodities.

Comments are due by August 25, 2020. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 12, 2020.

On June 10, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the setting of temporary maximum residue levels for chlorpropham in potatoes.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 11, 2020.

Recently, the European Union published SANTE/12558/2019 Rev. 1, SANTE/12092/2019 Rev. 3, SANTE/10480/2020 Rev. 1, SANTE/10034/2020 Rev. 2, and SANTE/10706/2020 Rev. 0 to the European Commission Comitology Register, proposing MRLs for several active ingredients.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 10, 2020.

On June 9, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Nicaragua.  

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

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

On June 8, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for fenpropathrin in or on various commodities.

Comments are due by August 22, 2020. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 10, 2020.

On June 8, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for imazethapyr, deltamethrin, boscalid, baculovirus spodoptera frugiperda, picloram, pendimethalin, thiamethoxam, lufenuron, and paclobutrazole (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 9, 2020.

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

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.

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

On May 27, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2020-40 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes.

MRL changes from this amendment have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

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 are available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.