News & Insights

Recently, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) published a circular establishing MRLs for pesticides and veterinary drugs previously not allowed in food.

The new MRLs went into effect on May 1, 2020 and are available in the BCGlobal Pesticide and Vet Drug MRL Databases.

On May 26, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of chlormequat chloride and indoxacarb in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by July 27, 2020. The established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 27, 2020.

Recently, Israel’s Ministry of Health published food additive amendments for steviol glycosides, calcium carbonate, polyols, coloring agents, and methyl cellulose . The amendments are effective from June 4, 2020, except for methyl cellulose which is effective from May 30, 2020. 
 
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 May 20, Thailand's Food and Drug Administration notified the WTO of a proposal to delete the MRLs for chlorpyrifos and paraquat as regulated under Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 387 (B.E. 2560) (2017) Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues.

Comments are due within 30 days. Proposed MRL revocations will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 21, 2020.

On May 18, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for aminopyralid, cyantraniliprole, difenoconazole, MCPA, and picoxystrobin (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2020.

The U.S. EPA recently established tolerances for residues acequinocyl, isoxaben, and fluridone in or on various commodities.

The established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2020.

On May 18, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review for aclonifen.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 19, 2020.

On May 15, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing maximum residue levels for potassium phosphonates in flowering brassica, Chinese cabbages, kales, and spinaches

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 19, 2020.

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

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 the United Arab Emirates.

On May 14, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published the approval report for Application 1183 on the enzymatic production of Rebaudioside E from stevia leaf extract.

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