So far 26 rapid alerts (RASFF) have been published this month reporting exceedances and usage of non-registered substances in agricultural products coming from Turkey into the European Union.
Acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos-methyl, clothianidin, flonicamid, fosthiazanate, omethoate and pyridaben were the actives which residues in peppers do not comply with the European MRLs.
In oranges, the excedances were detected for buprofezin, chlorpyrifos, esfenvaralate and fenvaralate.
In mandarins, deltamethrin and prochloraz residues were detected
Lastly, acetamiprid excess was detected in grapes.
All these RASFF led to border rejections.
Homologa™ database offers up-to-date MRL values that would help the exporter prevent these situations.
On November 11, Brazilian agency ANVISA published Public Consultations (Consultas Públicas)nº 938-960 on the following active ingredients: 2.4-D, acetamiprid, acibenzolar-s-m, alpha-cypermethrin, azoxystrobin, chlorantraniliprole/rynaxypyr, chlorothalonil, chlorpyrifos, cyazofamid, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, dinotefuran, flubendiamide, glyphosate, mandipropamid, melaleuca alternifolia, metalaxyl-m, sulfoxaflor/isoclast and trinexapac-e
These proposed MRLs are already loaded into the Homologa™ database.
On November 9, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published new MRLs for the insecticides Broflanilide on cereal grains and Flupyradifurone on rapeseeds, among others.
The MRLs were first published as proposed values through PMRL2020-18 and PMRL2020-20 and are now displayed in the official Canadian MRL database.
The current MRLs according to this publication are already available in the Homologa™ database.
These resolutions change MRL values which entry into force today for the following active ingredients- azoxystrobin, cartap-hcl, clonostachys rosea st321u, cyazofamid, difenoconazole, emamectin-benzoate, ethiprole, flubendiamide, flufenoxuron, g. catenulatum j1446, haloxyfop-p-m, oxymatrine, profenofos, pyriproxyfen and tebuconazole
At the same time, the last public consultations propose future MRLs for actives isofetamid and imidacloprid.
These proposed and current MRLs are already loaded into the Homologa™ database.
On November 2, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published new MRLs for the herbicide Pendimethalin on bulb onions and for the insecticide Cyclaniliprole on oranges and grapefruits, among others.
On October 2020, US-EPA published the registration information for more than 150 PPP (Plant Protection Products).
This major update includes some brand new products like Syngenta´s Miravis (pydiflumetofen/adepidyn) or Sumitomo´s Indiflin brands containing inpyrfluxam. It also includes modification of previously registered products. These modifications refer to adding new uses, expiring old uses, changes in dates of expiry, etc.
All these changes can be tracked using Homologa™ database “histo” tools.
Japan has registered 76 new PPP (plant protection products), two of them have Brofalanilide as main compound. This insecticide has been registered for the first time in Japan.
Brofalanilide and Fluxametamide are the only actives under IRAC group 30 whose mode of action (MoA) relies on insect neurotransmitter inhibition.
These new products have already been added to Homologa™ database.
On September 2020, US-EPA updated the registration information for more than 200 PPP (Plant Protection Products).
This major update includes some brand new products like BASF´s Avelyo Fungicide (Mefentrifluconazole) or Bayer´s USF 0411 containing Fluopyram. It also includes modification of previously registered products. These modifications refer to adding new uses, expiring old uses, changes in dates of expiry, etc.
All these changes can be tracked using Homologa™ database “histo” tools.
On September, 17 the commission regulation 2020/1295 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This regulation adds seven active ingredients in the list of candidates for substitution- carbetamide, emamectin, flurochloridone, gamma-cyhalothrin, halosulfuronâmethyl, ipconazole and tembotrione.
Today, October 7, this regulation has entered into force.
The standard "EU candidates for substitution" has already been updated and uploaded into Homologa™ database.
Slovakia is now available in Homologa Registrations modules with more details than before. GAP information is more detailed (stages, methods, intervals in between treatments, maximum number of treatments), minor uses and Hazard and Precautionary statements have been added also.
Sri Lanka is now available in Homologa Registrations modules. The source of data was provided by the Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, Department of Agriculture. This document was published (as a draft) in 2019 and it includes a full list of Active Ingredients (AI) allowed for use in the country and both brands available in the country containing that AI, and usages.
On July 15, 2020 the WTO (World Trade Organization) published a list of proposed MRLs coming from Chinese government. The document code is G/SPS/N/CHN/1164.
This proposed MRLs are tagged as “future” MRLs and have been uploaded along with the current MRLs into Homologa™ database.
On August 26, new tolerances have been established for residues of the fungicide inpyrfluxam, in or on apple, sugarbeet, corn grain and peanut at 0.01 ppm.
On July 28, new tolerances have been established for residues of Permethrin, in or on "Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C" and "Cherry subgroup 12-12A", among other crops and crop groups.
This broad-spectrum fungicide has controlled rust diseases in cereals and sugarbeet for over 20 years. However, EU has withdrawn approval of epoxiconazole due to the fact that it has been classified as an endocrin disruptor.
