The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Canada approved 386 pest control products in 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country’s pesticide regulatory landscape. Of these approvals, herbicides dominated with 176 products, followed by fungicides (72) and insecticides (52).

Recently, the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) announced that starting from January 2026, the assessment of plant protection products (pesticides) and biocides regarding drinking water standards will officially utilize surface water monitoring data from 2020 to 2024.

The Spanish government has recently published a Draft Royal Decree on the registration, manufacture, marketing, and use of biocides, aiming to repeal outdated national rules and fully align with the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012).

Bidding farewell to the unconventional fluctuations of special periods, the US disinfection and antimicrobial market has entered a new stage of normalized development characterized by specialization and diversified demand.

As the new year begins, REACH24H has conducted a comprehensive review of pesticide registrations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2025, aiming to provide the most timely and comprehensive registration information and strategic insights for agrochemical clients expanding into the U.S. market.

In December 2025, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) published Resolution RDC No. 1.006, marking a significant reform in the toxicological assessment requirements for Technical Grade Active Ingredient (TGAI) equivalence.

January 30, 2026 – The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has officially launched a new interactive transparency tool designed to streamline the tracking of registration applications for bioinputs (bioinsumos) used in phytosanitary control.

The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (BNNMT) has issued Circular No. 75/2025/TT-BNNMT, establishing the consolidated “List of Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use in Vietnam” and the “List of Plant Protection Products Banned from Use in Vietnam.”

Recently, fourteen departments, including the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), jointly issued the Action Plan for the Special Governance of Quality and Safety of Online Sales of Industrial Products (2025–2027) (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan").

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently announced the launch of a new online tool named "B-risk" for biocides. This tool allows companies, scientists, and regulators to assess the risks posed by biocides to bees. Its release is designed to support the implementation of ECHA’s Guidance to assess the risks to bees from the use of biocides (published in 2024), which is set to officially enter into force in February 2026.