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HSE Pesticides ebulletin

Issued: 16 June 2022

An independent pesticides regulatory regime is in operation in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

This eBulletin includes information on the Plant Protection Products (PPP) regulations in Great Britain (GB).

GB MRL amendments (May 2022)

In order to accommodate new authorisations in GB, new MRLs have been set in the GB MRL Statutory Register for the following active/commodity combinations:

• Sulfoxaflor/ raspberries, blackberries and dewberries

The new MRLs came into force on the 23 May 2022 as indicated in the GB MRL Statutory Register.

The evaluation report, reasoned opinion and decision document supporting these new MRLs are available on the HSE website.

View more information and guidance on the MRL processes for GB

Adoption of new Codex MRLs in Great Britain

Codex MRLs (CXLs) are internationally agreed food standards that are established for pesticide residues in or on food.

Information on Codex MRLs (CXLs) is available at this link.

In December 2021, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted new CXLs for a range of pesticide active substance/crop combinations. Agreed CXLs are voluntary and implementation by member countries is not automatic, but they may be adopted as GB MRLs provided they are supported by GB assessments.

Following a review by HSE, the CXLs adopted in December 2021, that meet the required level of protection for UK consumers, have now been adopted as GB MRLs.

The full list of CXLs adopted as GB MRLs, along with the evaluation report/reasoned opinion and decision document supporting each CXL adopted, is available on the HSE website.

The new MRLs came into force on the 14 June 2022 as indicated in the GB MRL Statutory Register. 

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