News & Insights

On July 2, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the review of the existing MRLs for amisulbrom in various crops and products of animal origin.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on July 7, 2020.

On June 30, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion on the re-evaluation of ascorbyl palmitate (E 304i) as a food additive. 

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

Recently, the European Union published SANTE/10480/2020 Rev. 3, SANTE/12092/2019 Rev. 4, and SANTE/12558/2019 Rev. 3 to the European Commission Comitology Register, proposing MRLs for several active ingredients.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 30, 2020.

On June 16, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the setting of import tolerances for oxathiapiprolin in various crops.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 26, 2020.

On June 19, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the setting of import tolerances, modification of existing MRLs, and evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 MRL review for flupyradifurone and DFA.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 24, 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 23, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the setting of import tolerances for flonicamid in various crops and products of animal origin.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 24, 2020.

On June 17, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the review of the existing MRLs for metaflumizone according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. 

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 18, 2020.

On June 16, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on the review of the existing MRLs for flubendiamide and meptyldinocap according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

Proposed MRLs from these reasoned opinions will display 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.