News & Insights

On April 11, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of fenazaquin in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by June 10, 2019. The amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database later this week.

On April 10, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Malaysia, Peru, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes Malaysia, Peru, Ecuador, and the Gulf Cooperation Council’s regulations. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.
 

The BCGlobal MRL Databases currently display relevant established and proposed information for Malaysia, Peru, Ecuador, and Saudi Arabia.

On April 9, the Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 7, 9 April 2019. Pages 37-39 of the gazette list draft MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities.

Comments on the draft MRLs must be submitted to the APVMA by May 7, 2019. Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 10, 2019.

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

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes the European Union’s regulations. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

The BCGlobal MRL Databases currently display relevant established and proposed information for the European Union.

Bryant Christie works with embassies around the world to untangle regulatory red tape that cuts into exporters' profits.  This week, James Christie, BCI's president, and Matt Lantz, VP of global access, are in Tokyo, eliminating trade barriers and learning more about upcoming trade talks. 

If you have a trade barrier that's keeping you from exporting, please visit BCI's Global Access page.

Every day, BCI helps food exporters comply with food safety & changing chemical residue standards. Last week, our president James C. Christie addressed the Safe Food California conference on changing EU regulations.

Need help?  Please see our BCGlobal Subscriptions page!

On April 8, Health Canada published a proposal concerning food additives. Comments are due by May 8, 2019.

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

On April 8, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of flonicamid in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by June 7, 2019. The amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database later this week.

On April 5, the European Union published Commission Regulation 2019/552 amending MRLs for azoxystrobin, bicyclopyrone, chlormequat, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, fenpropimorph, fenpyroximate, fluopyram, fosetyl, isoprothiolane, isopyrazam, oxamyl, prothioconazole, spinetoram, trifloxystrobin and triflumezopyrim in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs will go into effect on April 25, 2019. Relevant pending MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database next week.

On March 5, the European Union notified the WTO of an MRL proposal for imazalil.

Proposed MRLs from this document will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the next week.