News & Insights

On September 17, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on the modification of the existing MRLs for fludioxonil in rhubarbs and on the evaluation of confirmatory data following the Article 12 review of fludioxonil and fluroxypyr.

The proposed MRLs from these reasoned opinions will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 18, 2019.

On September 13, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published reasoned opinions on the modification of the existing MRLs for cyprodinil in rhubarbs and on the review of the existing MRLs for pyridalyl according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

The proposed MRLs from these reasoned opinions will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 14, 2019.

On September 11, Denmark's Høringsportalen posted a draft MRL amendment under consideration by the European Union's Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed. The draft amendment, SANTE/11822/2019, includes proposed MRLs for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl-Al, imazamox, and oxathiapiprolin. 

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 12, 2019. 

On September 10, the Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 18, 10 September 2019. Pages 16-19 of the gazette list draft MRLs and page 24 lists 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 September 11, 2019.

On September 9, the European Union notified the WTO of a draft veterinary drug MRL for diflubenzuron.

The proposed MRL is currently available in the BCGloabl Veterinary Drug MRL Database.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recently announced proposed MRL changes for permethrin, chloropicrin, dichlobentiazox, fenpicoxamid, flutianil, prothiofos, and cephapirin. These changes were reported via the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on September 6, 2019.

On August 30, the U.S. EPA announced the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for several active ingredients.

Comments must be received by September 30, 2019. MRLs from these proposals will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 5, 2019.

On August 29, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the review of the existing MRLs for emamectin according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.

The proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Databaseon September 5, 2019. 

On August 29, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposed MRLs for halauxifen-methyl, ethiprole, benoxacor, spinetoram, and cyclaniliprole (PMRL2019-23 and PMRL2019-24) in or on various commodities. 

Comments are due by November 12, 2019. The proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 30, 2019. 

On August 28, Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published draft amendments proposing to revise the monographs for ethiprole, thiodicarb, potassium bicarbonate, dicamba, glyphosate, trifluralin, chlorothalonil, thiram, carboxin, lufenuron, fipronil, glufosinate, and cyproconazole (links in Portuguese). 

Comments are due by October 26, 2019. Proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on August 29, 2019.