News & Insights

On October 19, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 21, 19 October 2021. Pages 21-23 of the gazette list draft MRLs and pages 28-29 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 October 21, 2021.

On October 13, Health Canada proposed new and amended MRLs for several vet drugs.

Relevant proposed MRLs will appear in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on October 19, 2021.

This week, the Eurasian Economic Union proposed amendments to the Eurasian Economic Commission Collegium Draft Decision on amendments to the Section 1 of the Chapter II of the Common sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products subject to sanitary-epidemiological supervision (control). 

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database by October 15, 2021.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recently announced proposed MRL changes for several active ingredients. These changes were reported via the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Relevant Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 8, 2021.

On October 6, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the focused assessment of certain existing MRLs of concern for abamectin.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 7, 2021.

The European Union recently published draft regulation SANTE/10218/2021 Rev. 1 proposing to amend MRLs for several active ingredients.

Relevant proposed MRL changes from this draft regulation will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on October 5, 2021.

On September 30, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Advance Notice 2021-465 (in Korean) proposing revisions to their food regulations, including numerous MRL changes.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database in the coming weeks.

On September 29, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a reasoned opinion on the review of the existing maximum residue levels for metobromuron.

Proposed MRLs from this reasoned opinion will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database on September 30, 2021.

On September 28, New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries published Proposals to Amend the New Zealand (Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds) Food Notice - 1 October 2021.

The comment deadline is November 30, 2021. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Pesticide and Vet Drug MRL Databases on September 29, 2021.

The European Union recently published the following draft regulations proposing to amend MRLs for several active ingredients: 

• SANTE/10644/2021 Rev. 1
• SANTE/10552/2021 Rev. 1
• SANTE/12078/2020 Rev. 3
• SANTE/10776/2021

Relevant proposed MRL changes from these draft regulations will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by September 28, 2021.