Regulatory Updates
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Prohexadione-calcium.
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) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06) - Cacao and cacao preparations (HS Code: 18.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Fludioxonil.
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) - Fish 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) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Clofentezine.
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) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) - Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes: 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06) - Cacao and cacao preparations (HS Code: 18.01)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Famoxadone.
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) - Fish 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) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10) - Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes: 08.06, 08.07, 08.10 and 08.11) - Cereals (HS Codes: 10.01 and 10.03) - Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01 and 12.10) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
Distribution date: 13 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2017
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug: Spiramycin.
Products Covered: - Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.06, 02.07 and 02.09) - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Codes: 03.02, 03.03 and 03.04) - Dairy produce (HS Code: 04.01) - Products of animal origin (HS Code: 05.04) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS Codes: 15.01 and 15.02)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft resolution number 322, 17 March 2017, regarding the active ingredient F43 - FIPRONIL 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 Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003
Distribution date: 11 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 18 April 2017
This Draft resolution changes conditions for the household use of the active ingredient F43 - FIPRONIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers
Products Covered: Household cleaning products ICS Code(s): 13
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Letter by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance No. FS-USH-7/6144 as of 3 April 2017
Distribution date: 11 April 2017
In box 3 of the G/SPS/N/RUS/128 the following HS Code(s) should be added:- 2303; and- 3507.
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS)
DUS 1659:2017, Materials in contact with food - Requirements for packaging materials
Distribution date: 11 April 2017 | Final date for Comment: 09 June 2017
This Draft Uganda Standard provides the general requirements of packaging items for food contact and their subsequent use.
Products Covered: ICS Code(s): 55.020, 55.040
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Resolution RDC Nº 123, 4 November 2016, approving sanitary measure which defines food additives and processing aids authorized in wine
Distribution date: 11 April 2017
This Resolution approves the sanitary measure which defines food additives and processing aids authorized in wine.
Products Covered: HS Code(s): 22; ICS Code(s): 13
Regulation Type: Regular notification
This addendum aims at informing that the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – Inmetro, issued Ordinance Nº 69, 28 March 2017, which lays down adjustments to the mandatory Conformity Assessment Procedures (G/TBT/N/BRA/375/Add.1) for school kits composed of school supplies, which should be performed by a third party body, focusing on safety through the certification mechanism aiming to meet ABNT NBR 1536 update. It revokes article 3 of Inmetro Ordinance 262/2012 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 262/2012 – G/TBT/N/BRA/375/Add.3) It maintains the other provisions contained in Inmetro Ordinances 262/2012 and 481/2010 (Portaria Inmetro Nº 481/2010 – G/TBT/N/BRA/375/Add.1) The full text is available in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:
Distribution date: 10 April 2017
Products Covered: ): pencil sharpeners (HS 8214.10); backpacks and briefcases (HS 4202); drawing sets (HS 9017); Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous -tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils (HS 9608); student rubber (HS 4016); child scissors (HS 8214); student glue (HS 3505) and others school items.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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