Notifications for Brazil (1991 notifications)

Inclusion of millet culture for pre/post emergency use (application) with MRL of 0,2 mg/kg and safety security period "not determined" for the active ingredient D27 - 2,4-D from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of post-harvest use (fruit immersion) with safety security period of 1 day and with the same MRL for papaya, mango and melon cultures for the active ingredient M02 - MANCOZEB from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of isolated 6650 for the active ingredient T60 - TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of papaya and mango cultures with MRL of 0,1 mg/kg and melon culture with MRL of 0,02 mg/kg and safety security period of 1 day for all the three cultures for post-harvest use (fruit immersion) for the active ingredient P50 - PICOXYSTROBIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Changes MRL from 0,2 mg/kg to 0,5 mg/kg for the cashew, khaki and guava cultures for the active ingredient D36 - DIFENOCONAZOLE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of watermelon culture for post emergency use (application) with MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety security period of 25 days for the active ingredient F32 - FENOXAPROP-P from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of millet culture for post emergency use (application) with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 60 days for the active ingredient M40 - MESOTRIONE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of potato culture for the foliar use (application) with MRL of 0,01 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days for the active ingredient P34 - PYRIPROXYFEN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

This is to notify that the Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction nº 15 of 18 April 2018, published in the "Diário Oficial da União" Nº 75 (Federal Official Journal) from 19 April 2018, section 1, page 11, to amend Article 2 of Normative Instruction Nº39 from 3 December 2009 which established phytosanitary requirements for the importation of wheat grains (Triticum aestivum) from the Russian Federation.

The notified document establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of seeds of different species, produced in Australia, Canada, Chile, France, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Tanzania and the United States of America.

This Draft Resolution establishes the criteria for the evaluation of the dietary and occupational risk arising from human exposure within ANVISA.This Resolution applies, for purposes of registration, post-registration, revaluation, monitoring and inspection, without prejudice to the provisions of Law No. 7.802 of 11 July 1989 and Decree No. 4.074 of 4 January 2002, and its amendments updates to procedures:I - evaluation of acute and chronic dietary risk arising from the presence of residues of pesticides, their metabolites and degradation products in foods; andII - assessment of the occupational risk arising from the exposure of operators and reentry workers to pesticides, their metabolites and degradation products, in labor activities involving contact with these products.Residue monitoring data are used to evaluate the dietary risk related to the exposure of pesticide residues present in food and water consumed by the population.To assess the exposure of the population to pesticide residues found in food and water analyzed in monitoring programs, the MRL, MREC or VMP should be replaced by the concentration of agrotoxic residue found in the sample.The Annexes contained in this Resolution are updated by means of publications in the Brazil Official Gazette whenever necessary and at the discretion of ANVISA.

Inclusion of the active ingredient D54 -  DELADENUS SIRICIDICOLA from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of annonaceae, kiwi, pomegranates cultures with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; sweet potato, yacon potato, cará (yam), ginger, yam, arracacha, turnip and radish cultures with MRL of 0.2 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; cowpea, chickpea and lentil cultures with MRL of 0.02 mg/kg and safety security period of 14 days; changes MRL from 0.02 to 0.2 mg/kg and safety security period from 30 to 7 days for the cassava culture; changes MRL from 0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg for the pineapple culture; changes MRL from 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg for the beet culture; Inclusion of ornamental horticulture: alstroemeria, alyssum, amaryllis, azalea, antirrhinum majus, cannaceae, celosia, coleus, clove, euonymus, gardenia, geranium, gerbera, gladiolus, hydrangea, lantana, lily, lisianthus, daisy, pittosporum, ruscus, salvia, Sedum makinoi, verbena, vinca and zinnia with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use; and inclusion of cultures for wood production: black wattle, pinus and rubber tree with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient P46 - PYRACLOSTROBIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Unify the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of the relevant monographs to Cypermethrin isomers, to be expressed generally as Cypermethrins for the active ingredient C10 - CYPERMETHRIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Submit to the public consultation draft Normative Instruction and annexes that establish standard for production and trade of potato propagation material (Solanum tuberosum L.), valid throughout the national territory, aiming to guarantee its identity and quality.

Changes MRL from 0.3 to 1.0 mg/kg on the sorghum culture for the foliar and seeds use (application) for the active ingredient C63 - LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

This Draft Resolution establishes the criteria for the evaluation and toxicological classification of pesticides, components, related products and wooden preservatives, within ANVISA.The process of toxicological evaluation of products must be instructed with all the documentation established in Decree No. 4,074 of 4 January 2002, its updates or other specific legislation.The documentation required for the toxicological evaluation for product registration and post-registration shall be in accordance with specific legislation and standards.In order to instruct or justify the granting of registration to third parties, ANVISA may use data or information related to the results of studies submitted by another company.All toxicological studies submitted to comply with this Resolution shall be carried out in accordance with current protocols published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) or other authorities having similarity of requirements and validation.Without prejudice to the provisions of Decree No. 4,074 of 4 January 2002, for the studies of corrosion/skin irritation and ocular corrosion/irritation, the toxicological profile of a technical product is considered equivalent to the profile of the technical reference product, when does not fall into a category of greater danger, in accordance with specific legislation and in accordance with the equivalence criteria of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).For purposes of toxicological classification, the criteria based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) are adopted in this Resolution.For pesticides, related and preservatives of wood already registered, the company must evaluate its toxicological dossier and verify the need for toxicological reclassification, considering the provisions of this Resolution.The company is responsible for evaluating the composition/formulation of its registered products and checking for the presence of unauthorized components.

Inclusion of soybean culture (application) for post-harvest treatment in stored product, with MRL and safety security period without restrictions for the active ingredient T43 - DIATOMACEOUS EARTH from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of the active ingredient A61 – AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA MULTIPLE NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of the  "direct application in bulkheads (canvas plastic) for the control of the biological targets Anastrepha fraterculus and Ceratitis capitata, on fruit species that host fruit flies" for the active ingredient E24 - SPINOSAD from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.