News & Insights

On March 31, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of Sodium salt of acifluorfen in or on various commodities. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 31, 2022. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 5, 2022.

On March 29, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India published a direction regarding their regulations on health supplements, nutraceuticals, food for special dietary use, food for special medical purpose and prebiotic and probiotic foods. 

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

On March 29, the U.S. FDA published a final rule establishing a veterinary drug MRLs for estradiol and lubabegron.

Relevant MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on April 2, 2022.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recently posted Food Safety Update 0317 No.1, March 17, 2022 affecting numerous active ingredients. 

Relevant MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on March 30, 2022. 

On March 25, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/476 amending MRLs for acetic acid, azoxystrobin, benzovindiflupyr, cyantraniliprole, cyflufenamid, emamectin, flutolanil, lime sulphur, maltodextrin and proquinazid.

Amended MRLs will be effective from April 14, 2022. Relevant Pending MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 30, 2022.

On March 28, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing maximum residue level for apricots and setting of import tolerances for cyantraniliprole in various crops.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 29, 2022.

On March 23, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published a draft amendment proposing to revise monographs for numerous active ingredients and a draft amendment proposing a new monograph for pydiflumetofen (links in Portuguese).

Comments are due by May 22, 2022. Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 24, 2022.

On March 21, New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries published Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice - 21 March 2022.

The comment deadline is May 19, 2022. Proposed MRLs are currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide and Vet Drug MRL Databases.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently published Decisions on amending GB MRLs for fluxapyroxad in or on Chinese cabbages/pse-tsai and oxathiapiprolin in or on blueberries.

Amended MRLs from these Decisions will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on March 23, 2022.

On March 8, Japan's National Tax Agency published an amendment (in Japanese) to the list of substances that can be used for preservation of alcoholic beverages.

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