News & Insights

On November 7, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published trade advise notices concerning flubendazole and fluralaner in or on various commodities.

Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGloabl Veterinary Drug MRL Database on November 13, 2019.

On October 24, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a Special Gazette on 2,4-D. Proposed MRLs are listed on page 14.

Comments must be submitted to the APVMA by January 31, 2020. Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 25. 

On October 16, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a trade advice notice on pyrimethanil in the product Campbell ecoFOG-160 PYR Fungicide for use on apples and pears, which includes proposed MRLs.

Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 23. 
 

On October 3, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a trade advice notice on the variation of lasalocid MRLs for poultry.

Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGloabl Veterinary Drug MRL Database on October 15, 2019.

On October 9, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published a Call for Submissions for Application A1181 concerning the proposed amendment of the current Schedule 20 MRL for imazapyr in barley. A Risk Assessment was also published. 

Comments are due by October 24, 2019. The proposed MRL is currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On October 8, the Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 20, 08 October 2019. Pages 25-28 of the gazette list draft MRLs.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on October 9, 2019.

On September 24, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a public release summary on the evaluation of the new active etofenprox which includes proposed MRLs.

Proposed MRLs are currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On September 10, the Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 18, 10 September 2019. Pages 16-19 of the gazette list draft MRLs and page 24 lists amendments to MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities.

Relevant proposed and amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 11, 2019.

On September 5, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published an amendment concerning food additives to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes FSANZ’s food additive regulations. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.
 

On September 5, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published a call for submissions regarding Application A1171 on Endo-inulinase from Aspergillus oryzae. 

Australia and New Zealand's food additive regulations are included in the BCGlobal Food Additive Database, though enzymes typically fall outside the scope of the database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.