Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2020

This Draft resolution includes the active ingredient S20 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 38089910; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D55 - DINOTEFURAN  (dinotefuran)  from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-includes the ground-nut, pea, beans, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0,09 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;-includes the sorghum culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days;-changes the safety security period of the cane sugar culture from 210 to 150 days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 200811, 070810, 070820, 071320, 071340, 1007, 170111; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient D55 - DINOTEFURAN  (dinotefuran)  from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-includes the ground-nut, pea, beans, chickpea, and lentil cultures with MRL of 0,09 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days;-includes the sorghum culture with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days;-changes the safety security period of the cane sugar culture from 210 to 150 days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 200811, 070810, 070820, 071320, 071340, 1007, 170111; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F69 - FLUPIRADIFURONE (flupyradifurone) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-changes the safety security period of the potato culture from 7 to 3 days;-changes the MRL of the coffee culture from 0,5 to 1,5 mg/kg;-includes the soya culture with MRL of 0,4 mg/kg and safety security period 14 days;-changes the phrase at item "i" from "class III (medium toxic)" to "specific for each product, in compliance with article 38 of the Resolution - RDC number 294, 29 July 2019";-changes the phrase at item "j": "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity to MRL and for the dietary risk assessment it will be considered the ingredient flupyradifurone and its metabolite acid difluoroacetic (DFA), expressed as flupyradifurone";-includes the phrase: "acute reference dose (ARfD)=0,2 mg/kg p.c. (source: JMPR, 2015)";-includes the phrase: "inclusion of the cultures requested by the Joint Normative Instruction number  01, 16 June 2014";-includes the phrase: "Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues".

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 071010, 09, 1201; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 29 August 2020

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient F69 - FLUPIRADIFURONE (flupyradifurone) from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application):-changes the safety security period of the potato culture from 7 to 3 days;-changes the MRL of the coffee culture from 0,5 to 1,5 mg/kg;-includes the soya culture with MRL of 0,4 mg/kg and safety security period 14 days;-changes the phrase at item "i" from "class III (medium toxic)" to "specific for each product, in compliance with article 38 of the Resolution - RDC number 294, 29 July 2019";-changes the phrase at item "j": "for the purpose of residue definition for conformity to MRL and for the dietary risk assessment it will be considered the ingredient flupyradifurone and its metabolite acid difluoroacetic (DFA), expressed as flupyradifurone";-includes the phrase: "acute reference dose (ARfD)=0,2 mg/kg p.c. (source: JMPR, 2015)";-includes the phrase: "inclusion of the cultures requested by the Joint Normative Instruction number  01, 16 June 2014";-includes the phrase: "Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues".

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 071010, 09, 1201; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a nutrient supplement in specific food categories. This action is in response to a petition filed by Oakshire Naturals, LP. This rule is effective 13 July 2020.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 12 August 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a nutrient supplement in specific food categories. This action is in response to a petition filed by Oakshire Naturals, LP. This rule is effective 13 July 2020.

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 14 September 2020

The notified draft ICA Resolution seeks to establish the biosafety level 4 (OIE) requirements to be met by laboratories handling the foot-and-mouth disease virus, as well as the verification procedure.

Products Covered: Laboratories handling the foot-and-mouth disease virus

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 14 September 2020

The notified draft ICA Resolution seeks to establish the biosafety level 4 (OIE) requirements to be met by laboratories handling the foot-and-mouth disease virus, as well as the verification procedure.

Products Covered: Laboratories handling the foot-and-mouth disease virus

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2020 | Final date for Comment: 13 September 2020

The notified draft Regulation governs the import, manufacture and marketing of chemicals in order to ensure that they are properly used and managed, are of good quality and do not pose a risk to public health.

Products Covered: Hazardous and similar substances for domestic, industrial and/or public health use; Preparations for perfuming or deodorizing rooms, including odoriferous preparations used during religious rites (excluding "agarbatti" and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning) (HS 330749); Surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, put up for retail sale (excluding organic surface-active agents, soaps and organic surface-active preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, as well as organic surface-active preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream) (HS 340220)

Regulation Type: Regular notification