Australia to review fipronil

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published a notice of reconsideration to expand the scope of its review of fipronil, a broad-spectrum insecticide used in agricultural crops and urban situations to…

EU bans food imports with neonic pesticide residues starting in 2026

The European Commission announced [September 27] that imports of products containing residues of harmful insecticides known as neonicotinoids will be banned from 2026, in a move that adds a serious amount of global political heft to the Farm…

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1480 extending the approval periods of (ca.) 46 substances

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1480 of 7 September 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2-phenylphenol (including its salts such as the…

Dextra International & Grant Thornton advise Trichodex, the leading biological company based in Spain, on its sale to Grupo Fertiberia

The two firms, which specialize in M&A, provided financial & legal advice to Trichodex on the transaction. Dextra International & Grant Thornton have been constantly working together since 2019 on M&A transactions for the agribusiness…

La fresa se marcha de Huelva a Portugal por el bloqueo de los fitosanitarios

Alerta roja entre los productores de frutos rojos en el suroeste de España. La Unión Europea ha prohibido el uso de fitosanitarios en el campo y, frente a lo que han hecho otros países, como Portugal, Italia o Grecia, que han establecido…

Pacto Verde Europeo: Hoja de ruta para dotar a la UE de una economía sostenible.

El cambio climático y la degradación del medio ambiente son una amenaza existencial a la que se enfrentan Europa y el resto del mundo. Para superar estos retos, Europa necesita una nueva estrategia de crecimiento que transforme la Unión en…

USDA/APHIS modernizes plant pest regulations, improves customer service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule to revise the regulations in Title 7 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330 that govern the movement…
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Brazil law speeding up pesticide approval seen stalling to 2019 -official

A proposed law to speed up approvals of new pesticides in Brazil that has drawn criticism from environmentalists is unlikely to gain congressional approval before next year, an agriculture ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday. Approval…
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Expected ruling of European Court on the genetic modification of plants may offer opportunities for situation-specific safety analyses of new varieties

A ruling on the interpretation of EU law concerning the genetic modification of plants is expected from the European Court of Justice at the end of July. The Opinion of Advocate General Bobek, often a good indication of the final ruling, implies…