Regulations

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  US EPA opens comment period on draft biological opinion on malathion

  Apr. 21, 2021

  United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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  U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises companies regarding inadvertent presence of low levels of certain genetically engineered canola seeds

  Apr. 16, 2021

  BASF Agricultural Solutions
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  Kenya's agricultural reforms set to bolster Bt cotton commercialization​

  Apr. 15, 2021

  # GM Crops #

• EFSA presents data on pesticide residues detected in food

  Apr. 14, 2021

• Re-evaluations and special reviews of registered pesticides in Canada

  Apr. 13, 2021

  # Newly Registered / Launched #

• Canada Action Alert: Health Canada proposes to remove regulation for some GMOs

  Apr. 13, 2021

  # GM Crops #

• European Union Commission unveils EU Organic Action Plan 2021-2030

  Apr. 12, 2021

• U.S. EPA proposes to conditionally register combination insecticide for residential outdoor use

  Apr. 12, 2021

• Canada approved 12 new pesticide active ingredients in 2019–2020

  Apr. 12, 2021

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  Health Canada: Gene-edited crops are safe

  Apr. 8, 2021

  # Gene Editing #

• U.S. Congressman introduces Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act

  Apr. 8, 2021

• Argentina SENASA considering to ban chlorpyrifos

  Apr. 7, 2021

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Canada to limit uses of two crop chemicals on concerns about water insects

  Apr. 7, 2021

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  Biostimulants and biopesticides regulatory landscape in light of Regulation (EU) No 2019/1009

  Apr. 7, 2021

  Claudio Mereu

  # Insiders #
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  Australia: Emergency use permit ups fall armyworm fight

  Apr. 2, 2021

  AgBiTech Pty Ltd

• Canada to approve VNT Selective Herbicide

  Apr. 1, 2021

  # Newly Registered / Launched #

• US EPA releases final biological evaluations of carbaryl and methomyl’s impacts on endangered species

  Apr. 1, 2021

• Canada - Proposed new guidance pieces for the Novel Foods Regulation, focused on plant breeding

  Mar. 29, 2021

  # Gene Editing #

• U.K. may allow gene editing, first nation in Europe to do so

  Mar. 23, 2021

  # Gene Editing #
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  Coping with coffee leaf rust: U.S. EPA considers exemption for fungicide

  Mar. 23, 2021

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  Lawmakers consider banning Minnesota's most widely used pesticide

  Mar. 23, 2021

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  Judge rules in favor of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s certification of organic hydroponic producers

  Mar. 23, 2021

• US EPA addresses ecological risks posed by four pyridines and pyrimidines herbicides

  Mar. 19, 2021

• Brazil will raise the tax on fertilizers from 2022

  Mar. 19, 2021

  # Latin America Focus #
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  New South Wales, Australia lifts 18-year ban on GM crops

  Mar. 18, 2021

  # GM Crops #

• EU issues negative list of co-formulants in crop protection products

  Mar. 18, 2021

  # Adjuvant Technology #
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  New scholarly briefing raises tough questions about gene editing in agriculture

  Mar. 17, 2021

  # Gene Editing #

• Explainer: Everything you need to know about Canada's new laws for GMOs and gene editing

  Mar. 16, 2021

  # Gene Editing ## GM Crops #

• GMO risk assessment standards: Pressure growing on EU Commission and EFSA

  Mar. 12, 2021

  # GM Crops #

• Hurry Up! Indian Bio-stimulant provisional registration application deadline August 2021

  Mar. 12, 2021

  # India Special #