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Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Turkey, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Ecuador.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including the Central American Customs Union, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Ecuador. 

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Turkey, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, and Ecuador. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Kazakhstan.

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

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

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

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the Gulf Cooperation Council's regulations. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Algeria, and Hong Kong. 

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

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Algeria, and Hong Kong. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for India and Hong Kong. 

On January 30, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Hong Kong. 

On August 8, Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety published a revised version of its Guidelines on Food Classification for the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation.

Relevant MRL updates resulting from these food classification changes will display when the revised Guidelines go into effect on November 1, 2018.

On December 16, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Hong Kong. This report contains information on food additive regulations. 

 
Hong Kong's food additive regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Service published Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Country Reports for the following countries:

• Chile
• El Salvador
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• Lithuania
• Poland

Information on pesticides and other contaminants is included in Section III for Ghana, Hong Kong, and Poland, Section IV for Lithuania, and Section V for Chile and El Salvador. The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for these markets.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report on Hong Kong. This report includes information on food additive regulations.

Hong Kong's regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Bryant Christie Inc. will be attending Asia Fruit LOGISTICA in Hong Kong from August 31 - September 4. We will showcase our Global MRL Database, which includes chemical residue regulations on over 700 commodities and 900 active ingredients in 100+ markets around the world.

• You are invited to visit Booth AB - 22 in Hall 3 for a demonstration of our Global MRL Database.
• A visit to our booth comes with benefits! View our demo and receive a free 60-day trial of the Global MRL Database.

BCI's President James Christie and Vice President of Global Access Matt Lantz will also present at Asiafruit Congress. You will not want to miss “Managing Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs)” on Tuesday, September 1 from 3:15 - 4:15pm as Breakout Session 4.

Interested in a demonstration or 30-day trial of Global MRL? Please contact Sales@GlobalMRL.com to schedule a time or for more information.