Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 18 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 16 September 2025

  1. 1 This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and  methods  of test for medical cotton  swab.  1.2 This standard shall not apply to non-woven cotton swabs 

Products Covered: Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (HS code(s): 3005)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

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 of zinc oxide surgical adhesive plaster (tape).

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

Distribution date: 18 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 July 2025

Draft Decree detailing the implementation of Law No. 15.022/2024, including the registration, prioritization, risk assessment and risk management of industrial chemicals in Brazil. The goal is to reduce the impacts on human health and the environment generated by the production, import and use of those chemical substances in the country and to define appropriate risk management tools. Note for clarification: this Law will establish the general guidelines for the matter.

Products Covered: HS Chapter 28 – Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes; HS Chapter 29 – Organic chemicals.

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 September 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Spinetoram.

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, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (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 fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (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)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: 10.05 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

Distribution date: 17 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 September 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Etofenprox.

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, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09)Animal originated products (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 fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.02, 08.04, 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, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08)Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12)Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 September 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Butachlor.

Products Covered: ・ Aquatic animals and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08)・ Cereals (HS code: 10.06) 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 17 July 2025

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Veterinary drug:  Prallethrin.

Products Covered: Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.06, 02.07 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 and 15.02)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2025

Acetamiprid is an approved active substance in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive received an application to set a new Maximum Residue Level (MRL) for acetamiprid in strawberries. Following the assessment, a new MRL has been introduced to accommodate a new authorisation of a plant protection product in Great Britain. The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRL is available at the following link: The evaluation of a new MRL for acetamiprid in or on strawberries. The residue levels arising in food from the notified uses result in consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force, new MRLs are being adopted.  

Products Covered: Strawberries (0152000)  * For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see link). 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 16 July 2025

Potassium phosphonates is an approved active substance in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive received an application to set a new Maximum Residue Level (MRL) for mangoes. Following the assessment, a new MRL has been introduced to accommodate an import tolerance on potassium phosphonates in mangoes.  The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting the new MRL is available at the following link: The evaluation of a new MRL for potassium phosphonates in or on mangoes. The residue levels arising in food from the notified uses result in consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRL in force, a new MRL is being adopted. There are no CXLs  for potassium phosphonates on mangoes, nor for fosetyl aluminium (which can include residues arising from the use of potassium phosphonates) on mangoes.

Products Covered: Mangoes (0163030)  * For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see link).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 July 2025 | Final date for Comment: 07 September 2025

Inclusion, in Appendix A to Annex II of Directive 2009/48/EC (List of CMR substances and their permitted uses in accordance with points 4, 5 and 6 of Part III) of three entries (derogations) for:In toys and toy components made of stainless steel, as an impurity in the nickel contained in the stainless steel.In toy components which are intended to conduct an electric current.In neodymium-based magnets (NdFeB magnets) used in toys if those magnets cannot be swallowed or inhaled

Products Covered: Children's toys, i.e. products designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age.

Regulation Type: Regular notification