News & Insights

Recently, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare opened a public consultation on a draft food additive amendment (link in Japanese). Comments are due by December 1, 2021.

Japan's food additive regulations, in English, are included in the BCGlobal Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On October 22, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has been updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

The European Union recently published the following regulations amending MRLs for several active ingredients: 

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1842
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1841

Relevant MRL changes from these regulations will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by October 22, 2021.

The BCGlobal Vet Drug Database has been fully updated to reflect all MRL changes from GSO 2481:2021.

Veterinary drug MRLs for the Gulf Cooperation Council can be viewed in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database.

On October 19, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 21, 19 October 2021. Pages 21-23 of the gazette list draft MRLs and pages 28-29 list 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 October 21, 2021.

On October 19, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 1019 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database in the coming week.

On October 20, the U.S. FDA published a final rule amending a veterinary drug MRL for fenbendazole.

Relevant MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on October 21, 2021.

On October 20, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a draft amendment concerning food additives. Domestic comments are due by December 19, 2021.

India's food additive regulations are included in the BCGlobal Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On October 19, the U.S. EPA established an MRL for propamocarb.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before December 20, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 20, 2021.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database has been updated with MRLs recently adopted by Costa Rica, which will be available in the database on October 19, 2021. 

Costa Rica's State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) maintains an MRL list applicable to domestic and imported products that is updated periodically throughout the year.