News & Insights

On October 19, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL reviews for dimethomorph and pyraflufen-ethyl.

Relevant proposed MRLs from these reasoned opinions are now displaying in the Global MRL Database.

On May 9, Taiwan's Ministry of Health notified the WTO of amendments to its Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods, establishing new and amended MRLs for numerous active ingredients on various commodities.

The amended MRLs will display in the Global MRL Database tomorrow.

On April 15, the European Union published Reg. (EU) 2016/567 in the EU Official Journal, amending MRLs for chlorantraniliprole, cyflumetofen, cyprodinil, dimethomorph, dithiocarbamates, fenamidone, fluopyram, flutolanil, imazamox, metrafenone, myclobutanil, propiconazole, sedaxane, and spirodiclofen in or on certain products.

Amended MRLs go into effect May 5, 2016. Relevant pending MRL changes are on display in the Global MRL Database.

On April 12, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the setting of an import tolerance for dimethomorph in papaya.

The proposed dimethomorph MRL will display in the Global MRL Database tomorrow.

Taiwan's Ministry of Health recently notified the WTO of a Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods, proposing new and amended MRLs for numerous active ingredients on various commodities.

Comments must be submitted by April 4, 2016. Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to Global MRL Database.

On January 27, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing MRLs for dimethomorph in various crops.

On August 31, the U.S. EPA established and removed MRLs for residues of dimethomorph in or on multiple commodities. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by October 30, 2015.

The amended MRLs will be added to Global MRL Database.

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) recently published draft amendments proposing MRLs for the following active ingredients (in Portuguese):

• Beta-cypermethrin
• Dimethomorph
• Quizalofop-P-tefuryl
• Isoxaflutole

Comments on these proposals must be submitted by July 10, 2015. Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to Global MRL Database.

On December 2, the Australia Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published Gazette No. 24 – 2 December 2014. Pages 11-12 of the gazette list proposed amendments to MRLs on various commodities.

Comments on the draft MRLs must be submitted by January 12, 2015. 

Taiwan's Ministry of Health recently notified the WTO of a Draft of Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods, containing MRLs for 21 pesticides.

Comments must be submitted by January 6, 2015.