News & Insights

On August 5, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1363 amending MRLs for 2,4-D, azoxystrobin, cyhalofop-butyl, cymoxanil, fenhexamid, flazasulfuron, florasulam, fluroxypyr, iprovalicarb, and silthiofam.

Amended MRLs will be effective from February 25, 2023. Relevant Pending MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 9, 2022.

On August 5, Health Canada published an amendment to the List of Permitted Firming 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.

Recently, the U.S. EPA established MRLs for isofetamid.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before September 27, 2022. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 9, 2022.

On August 2, Singapore's Food Agency (SFA) published a media release regarding the use of sorbic and benzoic acid in kueh products.

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

In Prague, on July 26, the International Hop Growers Congress awarded BCI’s Vice President for Global Access the Order of the Hop.   This 600 year old award is presented to those who have supported the “noble plant.”   Both the U.S. and German hop industries nominated Matt for his work over 23 years addressing international issues facing world hop exports.

On August 2, Argentina updated the Argentine Food Code through Resolución Conjunta 3/2022 (in Spanish). Updates are effective from August 3, 2022.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Argentina’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 August 1, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1346 amending MRLs for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, 8-hydroxyquinoline, pinoxaden and valifenalate.

Amended MRLs will be effective from February 22, 2023. Relevant Pending MRL changes are currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On July 29, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1343 amending MRLs for acequinocyl, chlorantraniliprole and emamectin.

Amended MRLs will be effective from February 22, 2023. Relevant Pending MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 4, 2022.

Recently, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published proposed MRLs for quizalofop-ethyl.

Comments are due by October 12, 2022. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 4, 2022.

On July 29, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1324 amending MRLs for benzovindiflupyr, boscalid, fenazaquin, fluazifop-P, flupyradifurone, fluxapyroxad, fosetyl-Al, isofetamid, metaflumizone, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, thiabendazole and tolclofos-methyl.

Amended MRLs will be effective from August 18, 2022. Relevant Pending MRL changes are currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.