News & Insights

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for glufosinate-ammonium, pyrethrins, and triallate.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on January 23, 2021.

On January 18, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for acetamiprid, cyprodinil, tebuthiuron, chlorpyrifos, metalaxyl-m, dinotefuran, cyazofamid, difenoconazole, chlorantraniliprole, and 2,4-D (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by January 20, 2021.

On January 6, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for trinexapac-ethyl.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on January 7, 2021.

On December 23, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2020-128 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes.

MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on January 7, 2021.

Argentina recently published an updated July 2020 version of its MRL list associated with Resolution 934/2010.

Relevant MRL changes from the updated MRL list will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on January 7, 2021.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for oxathiapiprolin and halauxifen-methyl.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on January 6, 2021.

The European Economic Area (EEA) recently updated its agreement on veterinary and phytosanitary matters, including updates to EU MRL Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EU MRL amendments apply to Norway, Iceland, and Lichtenstein once accepted to the EEA.

The following EU amendment is now applicable:

• Reg. (EU) 2020/192

Relevant changes for Norway and Iceland will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on January 5, 2021.

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Standards recently published its national standard for MRLs of pesticide residues in milled rice.

Updated MRLs from this standard will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on December 30, 2020. 

Recently, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of broflanilide in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 16, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on December 30, 2020.

On Friday, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for mandestrobin and fluoxastrobin.

Relevant amended MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.