Regulatory Updates
Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
Distribution date: 24 July 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Flutianil notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1310 (dated 8 November 2024) were adopted and published on 23 April 2025.The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit (HS codes: 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11)Mate (HS code: 09.03)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS code: 12.10)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards,final rule)
Distribution date: 24 July 2025
The proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Dazomet, Metam and Methyl isothiocyanate notified in G/SPS/N/JPN/1309 (dated 8 November 2024) were adopted and published on 23 April 2025.The specified MRLs are available as below:
Products Covered: Natural honey (HS code: 04.09)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 and 07.14)Edible fruit (HS codes: 08.07, 08.10 and 08.11)Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03 and 09.10)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.02 and 12.12)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DUS 366-1:2025, Masonry cement—Specification, Second Edition
Distribution date: 24 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 22 September 2025
This draft Uganda Standard gives the definition and composition of masonry cements as commonly used in the production of mortar for bricklaying and block laying and for rendering and plastering. It includes physical, mechanical, and chemical requirements and defines strength classes. Necessary durability requirements are also given.
Products Covered: - Portland cement: (HS code(s): 25232); Cement, Gypsum, Lime, Mortar (ICS code(s): 91.100.10); Masonry cement
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DMS 2084:2024: Long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets – Specification
Distribution date: 24 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 22 September 2025
This Draft Malawi Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for treated Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN).
Products Covered: ORGANIC CHEMICALS (HS code(s): 29); Textile fabrics (ICS code(s): 59.080.30)
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: 23 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 31 July 2025
This addendum is issued to modify the NOTE of "The uniform limit 0.01 ppm will be applied to commodities not listed above." described in the attached file of notification G/SPS/N/JPN/1339 dated 19 May 2025 as follows: "Not the uniform limit of 0.01 ppm but the regulation that foods shall not contain any antibiotics or chemically synthesized substances will be applied to the commodities for which MRLs are not listed above, since this substance is considered to be an antibiotic or chemically synthesized antibacterial substance.".
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, 07.09 and 07.10)Edible fruit and peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10,08.11 and 08.14)Mate and spices (HS codes: 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: Addendum to Regular Notification
Technical regulation for Paper and board
Distribution date: 22 July 2025
Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.
Products Covered: 3703, 3704, 4801, 4802, 4803, 4804, 4805, 4806, 4807, 4808, 4809, 4810, 4811, 4812, 4817, 4818, 4819, 4820, 4821, 4822, 4823
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DARS 2163:2025; Adhesive plaster for medical use- Specification First edition
Distribution date: 18 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 16 September 2025
1.1 This draft African standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for adhesive plaster (also known as adhesive tape) for medical use.
Products Covered: Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (HS code(s): 300510)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DARS 2153-2:2025, Surgical sutures -Part 2 Non -absorbable first edition
Distribution date: 18 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 16 September 2025
1.1 This Draft African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for non-absorbable surgical sutures and surgical ligatures. 1.2 This standard does not cover antimicrobial impregnated non -absorbable sutures.
Products Covered: Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics (HS code(s): 300610)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Notice of Intent: Exempting Nicotine Tablets from the Prescription Drug List
Distribution date: 18 July 2025
The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to announce that Health Canada will add a new part “g” to the qualifier of the “Nicotine or its salts” listing on the human use part of the Prescription Drug List (PDL). The new part will provide for the non-prescription status of some orally disintegrating or sublingual nicotine tablets. Orally disintegrating or sublingual tablets that contain 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit were assessed against a set of established and publicly available criteria outlined in section C.01.040.3 of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). From this assessment, it was determined that none of the criteria applied and therefore the tablets should have non-prescription status. The wording of the qualifier has changed from that proposed in the 13 February 2025 Notice of Consultation, notified under G/TBT/N/CAN/742. The revised wording is as follows: “in the form of an orally disintegrating or sublingual tablet containing 4 milligrams or less of nicotine per dosage unit for buccal absorption”. This amendment will be in effect on 21 July 2025 and will be communicated through the posting of a Notice of Amendment on the Health Canada website.
Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use (ICS: 11.120; HS 3004.90)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Notice of intent: Revisions to the Prescription Drug List for nicotine buccal pouches
Distribution date: 18 July 2025
The purpose of this notice of intent is to announce that Health Canada will revise the qualifier of the “Nicotine or its salts” listing on the human use part of the Prescription Drug List (PDL). The intent is to clarify the non-prescription status of nicotine buccal pouches by: amending part "d" of the qualifier of the listing to be specific to sprays and inhalers only and adding a new part "f" to the qualifier that is specific to nicotine buccal pouches. The wording of the qualifier has not changed from that proposed in the 13 February 2025 Notice of Consultation, notified under G/TBT/N/CAN/741. This revision will be in effect six months from the date that the Notice of Intent is posted on the Health Canada website.
Products Covered: Prescription status of medicinal ingredients for human use (ICS: 11.120; HS 3004.90)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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