Regulatory Updates
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfadiazine.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 08 November 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Flometoquin.
Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Tea, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.07 and 12.12)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 08 November 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Pyribencarb.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.08 and 02.09)Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)Dairy produce and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01 and 04.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.13)Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14)Tea, mate and spices (HS codes: 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10)Cereals (HS codes: 10.01 and 10.06)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfamoyldapsone.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.03, 02.06 and 02.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfamonomethoxine.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfamethoxazole.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.03, 02.06, 02.07 and 02.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS code: 15.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug/Feed additive: Sulfaquinoxaline.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfadimidine.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09)Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 09 September 2024
Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Sulfachlorpyridazine.
Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.06 and 02.09)Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01 and 15.02)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft regulations concerning the manufacture, placing on the market and import of fertilising products of organic origin and certain inorganic fertilising products (Fertilising Products Regulations)
Distribution date: 04 September 2024 | Final date for Comment: 03 November 2024
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has proposed a new regulation concerning the production and marketing of fertilizing products. It provides rules for safe fertilizer production and is adapted to changes that have taken place in the marked regarding increased interest in the use of waste and by-products in the production of fertilizers.The proposal introduces the following amendments:The requirements for hygienization and stabilization are clarified, and the indicator organism thermotolerant coliform bacteria is changed to E. coli;A limit value has been added for arsenic;The table of raw materials and raw material categories that can be used in fertilizer production has been updated (appendix 1) and a new system with applications for the use of other types of raw materials that are not listed in the table is being introduced;The registration obligation changes from a requirement for product registration to a requirement for business registration;Labelling requirements that earlier were included in a standard are now in the regulation;Both organic and inorganic biostimulants are covered by the new regulation, and they are more clearly distinguished from pesticides;There is a new paragraph concerning products traded under the agreement of mutual recognition in the EEA.
Products Covered: Fertilizing products of organic origin and certain inorganic fertilizing products
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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