News & Insights

On April 20, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/644 amending MRLs for fluxapyroxad, hymexazol, metamitron, penflufen, and spirotetramat.

Amended MRLs will be effective from November 10, 2021. Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by April 23, 2021.

On April 22, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published an amendment to the Food Standards Code regarding food additives.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes FSANZ's food additive regulations, has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently published the following amendments to Great Britain's MRLs:

• Decision on amending the MRL for chlorantraniliprole in/on pulses
• Decision on amending the MRL for pyraclostrobin in/on sweet corn
• Decision on amending the MRL for prothioconazole in/on celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries
• Decision on amending the MRL for fludioxonil in/on rhubarbs
• Decision on amending the MRLs for flonicamid in/on various root crops

On April 19, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of metaflumizone in or on various commodities. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 18, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 20, 2021.

On April 16, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/621 establishing MRLs for imidacloprid.

The amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Veterinary Drug MRL Database on April 20, 2021.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Haiti. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Haiti. 

On April 14, Health Canada published an amendment to its List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing, or Thickening Agents and List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents. This amendment was notified to the WTO on April 16. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Canada's food additive regulations, has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Recently, Mexico's Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) published amendments to Annex I, Annex II, Annex IV, Annex VI, Annex VII, Annex VIII, and Annex XI of its food additive regulations.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database has been updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Recently, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for fluazifop-P-butyl, carfentrazone-ethyl, beta-cyfluthrin, profenofos, flutriafol, cymoxanil, prothioconazole, zeta-cypermethrin, flupyradifurone, abscisic acid, propaquizafop, acetamiprid, glyphosate, metribuzin, S-metolachlor, spinetoram, methoxyfenozide, deltamethrin, trifluralin, mandipropamid, and tebuconazole. 

Relevant MRLs from these amendments are currently available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On April 14, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published an amendment to their vet drug regulations, adding MRLs for fluralaner.

Relevant MRLs from this amendment will be added to the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database by April 15, 2021. The MRLs are effective May 3, 2021.