News & Insights

On June 29, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice 2020-264 and Notice 2020-265 (in Korean) proposing revisions to their food regulations, including numerous MRL changes.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database in the coming week. 

On July 1, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published draft amendments proposing to revise the monographs for fluazinam, propiconazole, pyriproxyfen, famoxadone, lambda-cyhalothrin, flutriafol, acetamiprid, spinetoram, teflubenzuron, chlorantraniliprole, fluquinconazole, saccharomyces cerevisiae, dinotefuran, flupyradifurone, atrazine, mesotrione, diafenthiuron, quizalofop-P-ethyl, glyphosate, cymoxanil, tebuconazole, fenpropathrin, methomyl, allium sativum, tebuthiuron, fipronil, pirimiphos-methyl, novaluron, copper hydroxide, and oxyfluorfen (links in Portuguese).

Comments are due by August 29, 2020. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on July 2, 2020.

On July 1, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of cyflumetofen in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by August 31, 2020. Established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on July 2, 2020.

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 25, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for inpyrfluxam in or on various commodities.

Comments are due by September 8, 2020. The proposed MRLs will display 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 24, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of indaziflam in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received by August 24, 2020. Established MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 25, 2020.

On June 24, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for active ingredients.

Comments must be received by July 24, 2020. MRLs from these proposals will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on June 25, 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.