Auxilife Newsletter

The European Commission has planned to ‘renew the approval of glyphosate’, the active ingredient in the popular herbicides for a period of 10 years, in accordance with EU legislation and in the absence of the required majority among member states. Regardless of concerns about the...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final approval of 67 updated plans for certifying applicators of ‘restricted use pesticides (RUP)’. The announcement allows all U.S. regions to continue certifying applicators of RUPs but will also require them to adhere to higher safety standards...

The members of the European parliament have endorsed its position on measures that should be taken to ensure sustainability in the use of pesticides as well as reduce the use and risk of all chemical pesticides by at least 50% by 2030. The new EU...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) proposes to amend its Food Standards Code to align residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals with other national regulations. Regulatory Authority involved: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) APVAMA sets maximum residue...

Authority of India CIB-RC has prohibited the use of three insecticides, namely Dicofol, Dinocap and Methomyl from the date of publication of order. This order is effective from date October 3, 2023. The order also prohibits the manufacture and sale of Monocrotophos 36% SL formulation...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a groundbreaking framework to assess quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) studies, which provides more ethical and animal free approach to gain data on chemicals. ‘QSAR models’ are computer tools for predicting a compound’s characteristics, such...

In order to increase the effectiveness of EPA’s Endangered Species Act studies for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review, the “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)” has provided final guidance to pesticide registrants. The guidance fulfils requirements outlined in the Pesticide...

Information about veterinary chemical manufacturer licenses, approved active ingredients, and agricultural and veterinary chemical products can be found in Gazette No. 19, published on September, 2023. On the holder’s request, it also announces the suspension of several dimethoate products and labels as well as the...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released a New HSE Guidance on pesticide residue Extrapolation in food and agricultural commodities. The guidance, which will come into force on January 1, 2024, replaces the previous version of the document, SANCO 7525/VI/95 Rev. 10.3.  The new...