The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Setting of import tolerances for mandestrobin in strawberries and table and wine grapes”.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for napropamide according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for myclobutanil according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.

On July 25, 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the 2016 European Union Report on Pesticide Residues in Food, finding that more than 96% of the samples analyzed were found to be within legal limits; around 51% were free of any quantifiable residues.

The Agriculture and Livestock Service of Chile (SAG) notified the World Trade Organization of the entry into force of the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of in-shell peanuts (Arachis hypogea).

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the following proposed maximum residue limit (PMRL) for rimsulfuron.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established tolerances for residues of picoxystrobin in or on multiple commodities.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the World Trade Organization of the Progress Towards Electronic Certification.

According to a USDA GAIN Report, on July 12, 2018, President Putin signed a decree extending Russia’s ban on the import of agricultural products until the end of 2019.

The Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection of Brazil notified the World Trade Organization of the Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 22 from 24 July of 2018.