EFSA presents data on pesticide residues detected in foodstuffs

The report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), published that the non-compliance rate of pesticides in food decreased in 2019. In 2019, 96.1 % of the 96,302 samples analyzed were below the maximum residue limit (MRL). The…

Amendement of the conditions of approval of the active substance prosulfuron

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/574 of 30 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/375 and (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance prosulfuron (Text with EEA relevance) THE…

Non-approval of Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum, longum group, cayenne extract as a basic substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/464 of 17 March 2021 concerning the non-approval of Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum, longum group, cayenne extract as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European…

Approval of the low-risk active substance aqueous extract from the germinated seeds of sweet Lupinus albus

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/567 of 6 April 2021 approving the low-risk active substance aqueous extract from the germinated seeds of sweet Lupinus albus in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

Amendment of the conditions of approval of the active substance fenpyrazamine

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/459 of 16 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance fenpyrazamine (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having…

Renewal of the low-risk active substance blood meal

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/413 of 8 March 2021 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance blood meal in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

Approval of the active substance 24-epibrassinolide as a low-risk substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/427 of 10 March 2021 approving the active substance 24-epibrassinolide as a low-risk substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning…

Sugar production and export records set in Brazil for 2020/21

With one month to go before the start of the 2020/21 sugar campaign (April 2020 to March 2021), Conab estimates that Brazil will break sugar production and export records. Brazil's sugar production in 2020/21 is estimated at 41.8 million tons,…

Germany approves law to ban glyphosate as of 2024

Farmers in Germany will have to start reducing the use of the active substance glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 to preserve clean insect habitats, according to draft legislation approved by the country's cabinet. "The exit…