News & Insights

On December 23, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2020-128 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes.

MRL changes from this amendment will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on January 7, 2021.

On December 9, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 1209 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes should appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database in the coming week.

On December 4, the Singapore Food Agency published a circular establishing an MRL for nicarbazin on chicken eggs.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on September 10, 2020.

On December 1, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 24, 1 December 2020. Pages 22-26 of the gazette list draft MRLs and pages 28-31 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  and the BCGlobal Veterinary Drug MRL Database on December 4, 2020.

On November 17, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1712 amending MRLs for lidocaine.

The amended MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Veterinary Drug MRL Database on November 18, 2020.

On November 16, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 1116 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database in the coming week.

On October 16, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2020-98 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes.

MRL changes from this amendment will be added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by October 23, 2020.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recently announced proposed MRL changes for cypermethrin. 

Relevant MRL changes will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database by October 16, 2020.

On September 28, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice 2020-427 (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 on October 1, 2020. 

On September 14, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 0914 No. 1 affecting several active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug Database on September 29, 2020.