News & Insights

On July 6, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of S-metolachlor and oxathiapiprolin in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before September 4, 2020. The established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on July 8, 2020.

On June 24, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of indaziflam in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by August 24, 2020. Established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 25, 2020.

On June 19, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/856 amending MRLs for cyantraniliprole, cyazofamid, cyprodinil, fenpyroximate, fludioxonil, fluxapyroxad, imazalil, isofetamid, kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron, mandipropamid, propamocarb, pyraclostrobin, pyriofenone, pyriproxyfen, and spinetoram in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs will be effective from July 9, 2020. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 24, 2020.

On June 22, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for thiamethoxam, picoxystrobin, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, and deltamethrin (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 23, 2020.

On June 18, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 0618 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes should appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database by July 1, 2020.

On June 18, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of fenpyroximate in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by August 17, 2020. Established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 19, 2020.

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:

• Reg. (EU) 2019/1561
• Reg. (EU) 2019/1582
• Reg. (EU) 2019/1791
• Reg. (EU) 2019/1792

On June 16, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified the WTO of adopted MRLs for mefentrifluconazole.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 17, 2020.

On June 16, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/785 amending MRLs for chromafenozide, fluometuron, pencycuron, sedaxane, tau-fluvalinate and triazoxide in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs will be effective from January 6, 2021. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 17, 2020.

On June 12, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/770 amending MRLs for myclobutanil, napropamide, and sintofen in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs will be effective from January 2, 2021. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 13, 2020.