News & Insights

On May 20, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2022-41 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 29, 2022.

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 amendments are now applicable:

• 2021/1531 
• 2021/1771
• 2021/1795
• 2021/1804
• 2021/1807
• 2021/1810
• 2021/1881
• 2021/1864
• 2021/1884
• 2021/1841
• 2021/1842
• 2021/2202
• 2022/85 
• 2022/93
• 2021/1355

Relevant changes for Norway and Iceland will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 27, 2022.

On May 25, the U.S. EPA established MRLs for pyridate.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 25, 2022. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 26, 2022.

On May 19, the U.S. EPA established MRLs for flonicamid. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 18, 2022. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2022.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently published a Decision on amending GB MRLs for sulfoxaflor in or on raspberries, blackberries and dewberries.

Amended MRLs from this Decision will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2022.

On May 12, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) notified the WTO of an amendment affecting MRLs for halquinol and tildipirosin.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on May 18, 2022.

On May 4, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published an amendment (in Portuguese) removing monographs for numerous active ingredients.

Relevant revoked MRLs will be reflected in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 12, 2022.

Recently, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for the following active ingredients (links in Portuguese):

Instrução Normativa In Nº 141, de 29 de Abril de 2022: azoxystrobin, carbendazim, zeta-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, spiromesifen, aluminum phosphide, fluxapyroxad, flupyradifurone, glufosinate-ammonium, imazapyr, imidacloprid, indaziflam, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, tebuconazole, trifloxystrobin

Instrução Normativa In Nº 146, de 29 de Abril de 2022: acetamiprid, atrazine, bifenthrin, benzovindiflupyr, carboxin, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, cyproconazole, cyanamide, chlorfenapyr, copper carbonate, chlorantraniliprole, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, ethephon, fluroxypyr-meptyl  fipronil, fludioxonil,lufenuron, methomyl, metsulfuron-methyl, metalaxyl-m, metaflumizone, pendimethalin, propamocarb hydrochloride, pyrimethanil, prothioconazole, sophora flavescens, thiabendazole,thiram, triclopyr -butotílico, thiodicarb, tebuconazole, thiamethoxam, trifloxystrobin, trinexapac-ethyl

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by May 12, 2022.

On April 19, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) published an updated version of its Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods. 

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 21, 2022. 

On April 19, the European Union published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/634 establishing MRLs for bambermycin.

The amended MRLs are currently available in the BCGlobal Veterinary Drug MRL Database.