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On May 17, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published a draft amendment (link in Portuguese) proposing to revise monographs for numerous active ingredients.

Comments are due by July 16, 2022. Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 24, 2022.

On May 18, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing maximum residue levels for prosulfocarb in herbs and edible flowers.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 21, 2022.

On May 19, the U.S. EPA established MRLs for flonicamid. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before July 18, 2022. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2022.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently published a Decision on amending GB MRLs for sulfoxaflor in or on raspberries, blackberries and dewberries.

Amended MRLs from this Decision will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 20, 2022.

On May 17, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 10, 17 May 2022. Pages 22-24 of the gazette list proposed MRLs for pesticides and veterinary drugs in or on various commodities. Pages 29-31 of the gazette 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 May 20, 2022.

On May 12, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) notified the WTO of an amendment affecting MRLs for halquinol and tildipirosin.

Relevant amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on May 18, 2022.

On May 4, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published an amendment (in Portuguese) removing monographs for numerous active ingredients.

Relevant revoked MRLs will be reflected in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 12, 2022.

Recently, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for the following active ingredients (links in Portuguese):

Instrução Normativa In Nº 141, de 29 de Abril de 2022: azoxystrobin, carbendazim, zeta-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, spiromesifen, aluminum phosphide, fluxapyroxad, flupyradifurone, glufosinate-ammonium, imazapyr, imidacloprid, indaziflam, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, tebuconazole, trifloxystrobin

Instrução Normativa In Nº 146, de 29 de Abril de 2022: acetamiprid, atrazine, bifenthrin, benzovindiflupyr, carboxin, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, cyproconazole, cyanamide, chlorfenapyr, copper carbonate, chlorantraniliprole, difenoconazole, dimethomorph, ethephon, fluroxypyr-meptyl  fipronil, fludioxonil,lufenuron, methomyl, metsulfuron-methyl, metalaxyl-m, metaflumizone, pendimethalin, propamocarb hydrochloride, pyrimethanil, prothioconazole, sophora flavescens, thiabendazole,thiram, triclopyr -butotílico, thiodicarb, tebuconazole, thiamethoxam, trifloxystrobin, trinexapac-ethyl

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by May 12, 2022.

On April 28, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published proposed MRLs for pyraclostrobin and fluopyram.

Comments are due by July 12, 2022. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on May 5, 2022.

On April 28, the U.S. EPA announced the availability of proposed interim registration decisions for several active ingredients. 

Relevant proposed MRLs associated with the registration decisions are available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.