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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.

The European Union recently published the following regulations amending MRLs:

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/590 amending MRLs for aclonifen, boscalid, cow milk, etofenprox, ferric pyrophosphate, L-cysteine, lambda-cyhalothrin, maleic hydrazide, mefentrifluconazole, sodium 5- nitroguaiacolate, sodium o-nitrophenolate, sodium p-nitrophenolate, and triclopyr
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/616 amending MRLs for benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, dichlobenil, fluopicolide, proquinazid, and pyridalyl
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/618 amending MRLs for diclofop, fluopyram, ipconazole, and terbuthylazine

Amended MRLs will be effective from May 3, 2021 (Reg. 2021/590) and November 6, 2021 (Reg. 2021/616 and 2021/618). Relevant pending MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by April 17, 2021.

On April 13, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of MCPA in or on various commodities. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 14, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 14, 2021.

On April 7, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of spinosad, spinetoram, and penthiopyrad in or on various commodities.

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 7, 2021 . Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by April 9, 2021.

On April 5, the U.S. EPA established tolerances for residues of pyriofenone in or on various commodities. 

Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 5, 2021. Relevant MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 7, 2021.

On April 5, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published an amendment to the monograph for Bacillus thuringiensis (link in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by April 6, 2021.

On March 26, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 0326 No. 4 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on April 2, 2021.

On March 29, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments to the monographs for pyraclostrobin, sulfoxaflor, and fluxapyroxad (links in Portuguese).

Relevant MRLs from these amendments will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by March 30, 2021.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently announced (in Chinese) national pesticide MRL standard GB 2763-2021 which will replace China's current standard GB 2763-2019.

Standard GB 2763-2021 has not yet been made publicly available. Pending MRL changes from the new standard will be added as to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database once made available.

China's new pesticide MRL standard GB 2763-2021 will go into effect in September 2021, six months from its date of issuance.