News & Insights

On September 28, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for inpyrfluxam.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 29, 2020.

On September 14, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 0914 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on September 29, 2020.

On September 28, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for beta-cyfluthrin, propiconazole, bacillus subtilis, carfentrazone-ethyl, diquat dibromide, cyproconazole, procymidone, spiromesifen, aviglycine hydrochloride,  bifenthrin,  fluazifop-P-butyl, tetraconazole, fenpyrazamine, fludioxonil, acephate, cyantraniliprole, thiophanate-methyl and saflufenacil (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming week.

On September 25, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of saflufenacil in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before November 24, 2020. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 26, 2020.

On September 17, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced an amendment affecting MRLs for ractopamine. 

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on September 19, 2020.

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) recently published the new monograph for pyroxasulfone (link in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from this monograph are available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On September 15, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for fenpropathrin.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 16, 2020.

On September 9, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for bixafen.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 10, 2020.

On September 8, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Allium sativum, cuprous oxide, fenpropathrin, glyphosate, novaluron, pyriproxyfen, mesotrione, fipronil, lambda-cyhalothrin, fluquinconazole, atrazine, methomyl, tebuthiuron, oxyfluorfen, propiconazole, tebuconazole, teflubenzuron, acetamiprid, fluazinam, cymoxanil, quizalofop-P-ethyl, famoxadone, dinotefuran, spinetoram, diafenthiuron, flutriafol, chlorantraniliprole, and flupyradifurone (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming week.

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

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before November 9, 2020. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 9, 2020.