Regulatory watch

The Phytocontrol laboratory presents all the latest news concerning regulatory monitoring in Hydrology and Agri-food.

21 May 2025

EFSA Annual Report on Pesticides 2023

The EFSA has just published its report for 2023 on pesticide residues in food. Results of monitoring programs (EU Multi-Annual Coordinated Monitoring Program (MACP) + national […]
13 May 2025

EU pesticide control program for 2026, 2027, and 2028

The Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/854 on a multi-annual coordinated control program for 2026, 2027 and 2028, to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides in […]
29 April 2025

ANSES: publication of the methodology report for the third French total diet study

ANSES has just published its methodology report on the third French total diet study (EAT3). Three EATs have already been conducted in France: ANSES took the […]
24 April 2025

DGAL report on food incidents in 2023

Technical instruction DGAL/MUS/2025-211 aims to review food incidents recorded by the DGAL in 2023. The data recorded covers an eight-month period (from May 1, 2023, to […]
22 April 2025

How should measurement uncertainties for pesticides be taken into account?

A revision of the alert management guide was published in 2023. Annex XVIII of this guide addresses analytical self-checks in the context of alert management, in […]
12 February 2025

Modifications of MRLs – Reg 2025/146, 2025/158 and 2025/195

Three new regulations amending Regulation EC 396/2005 on MRLs for pesticide residues have just been published in the OJEU. The MRLs for garlic, onions and shallots […]
27 January 2025

New FCD microbiological criteria for 2025!

The FCD (Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution) has published its new specifications for 2025: Microbiological criteria applicable to distributor brands, first-price brands and raw […]
7 November 2024

What regulations apply to metals?

Metals are chemical elements naturally present in the environment (soil, water, atmosphere), but food contamination can also come from human activities (agriculture, industry, car exhaust fumes, […]
22 October 2024

4 new regulations modifying the MRLs of several pesticides

New texts amending EU regulation 396/2005 have been published in the OJEU. This regulation lowers the MRLs for napropamide, pyridaben and tebufenpyrad in foodstuffs. Napropamide : […]

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