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On February 11, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Poland and Bangladesh. 

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

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Poland and Bangladesh. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Poland.

On February 11, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for malathion. 

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on February 12, 2020. 

On February 11, the U.S. EPA published a proposal to establish pesticide tolerances and revoke the current exemption for Banda de Lupinus albus doce (BLAD). 

Comments must be received by April 13, 2020. MRLs from this proposal will display in the Global MRL Database on February 12, 2020.

On February 11, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for active ingredients.

Comments must be received by March 12, 2020. MRLs from these proposals will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on February 12, 2020.

On February 8, the Chilean Ministry of Health's updated veterinary drug regulation came into effect. It replaces the previous consolidation of the regulation from 2016.

Chile's updated veterinary drug regulation currently displays in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database.

On February 10, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for active ingredients.

Comments must be received by March 11, 2020. MRLs from these proposals will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on February 11, 2020.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, and Ukraine. 

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

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Myanmar, Pakistan, and South Africa. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Myanmar and South Africa. 

Recently, the Central American Customs Union published a new food additive regulation. The regulation is only available in Spanish and is effective on June 5, 2020.

The BCGlobal Food Additives Database, which includes the Central American Customs Union's food additive regulations in English, will be updated upon the effective date of the regulation. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Algeria, and Hong Kong. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including India and Hong Kong. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Algeria, and Hong Kong. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for India and Hong Kong. 

On January 31, the U.S. EPA established a number of time-limited tolerances related to emergency exemptions for use for thiabendazole, streptomycin, bifenthrin, methoxyfenozide, and flupyradifurone. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by March 31, 2020. The MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.