News & Insights

On October 31, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 1031 No. 1 affecting numerous active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database next week.

On October 14, Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2019-89 (link in Korean) revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide and veterinary drug MRL changes.

MRL changes from this amendment have been entered into the BCGlobal Pesticide and Vet Drug MRL Databases.

On September 20, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted Food Safety Update 0920 No. 2 affecting numerous active ingredients.

Relevant MRL changes have been made to the BCGlobal Pesticide and Vet Drug MRL Databases.

On October 3, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a trade advice notice on the variation of lasalocid MRLs for poultry.

Proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGloabl Veterinary Drug MRL Database on October 15, 2019.

On October 8, the Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published APVMA Gazette No. 20, 08 October 2019. Pages 25-28 of the gazette list draft MRLs.

Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on October 9, 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.

On August 30, New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) published Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds (2019), which is a consolidated MRL standard that includes amendments proposed in June 2019.

Relevant amended pesticide and vet drug MRLs will display in the BCGlobal MRL Databases by September 10, 2019.

On July 18, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced proposed MRL changes for afidopyropen, oxpoconazole fumarate, flubendiamide, and salinomyvin. These changes were reported via the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Relevant proposed MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database and BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database.

Thailand has been added to the Veterinary Drugs module in the Global MRL Database, and is able to be searched as of November 11, 2017. This brings the total number of markets available to 69.

Users can now subscribe to view MRLs for these markets. To view further details about the Veterinary Drugs module, visit the Subscriptions section of the Global MRL Database.

On November 9, Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) published an adopted opinion recommending the establishment of MRLs for eprinomectin in fin fish, horses, and rabbits.

Based on the CVMP opinion, the European Commission will adopt a legally binding Regulation establishing the MRLs for the substance. Applicants may request re-examination of any CVMP opinion within 15 days of its publication.

Proposed MRLs from the summary opinion will display in the Global MRL Database on November 14, 2017.