Brazil: MRLs Update
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency has notified the World Trade Organization of the draft resolutions regarding the active ingredients A18 – Abamectina (abamectin) and D06 – Deltametrina (deltamethrin) of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Official Gazette (DOU Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003.
Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (April 7, 2020).
Almonds May Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Consuming 42.5 g of almonds per day may be a cost-effective approach to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the short term and potentially up to 10 years. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by researchers at Tufts University, Boston, USA.
Switzerland: Labeling Requirements
The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office of Switzerland has notified the World Trade Organization of the Revision of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles.
Korea, Republic of: Food Products
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea notified the World Trade Organization of the proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods.
Japan: MRLs Update
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan notified the World Trade Organization of the Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
Japan: Export Certificates
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan notified the World Trade Organization of the Procedure for temporary measures to accept scanned or hard copies of export certificates.
EU: Pesticides, Standing Committee
The report of the Standing Committee of the Section ‘Phytopharmaceuticals’, held on March 23-24, 2020, has been published (see previous post).
EU: Pesticide Withdrawals
The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commissions Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substances bromoxynil and mancozeb, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
EFSA: Fluopyram, MRLs Review
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the Reasoned Opinion on the Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for fluopyram.