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).

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").

Recently, the European Commission released the "Simplification Omnibus Package," proposing significant amendments to the existing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 on Plant Protection Products. Among these, the adjustments to the periodic review mechanism for active substances have garnered industry-wide attention.

On July 15, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MoA) of the People's Republic of China issued the revised Administrative Measures for the Registration of Pesticide.

In June 2025, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released Announcement No. 925 (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement"), making important revisions and detailed specifications to the labeling requirements for pesticide labels and instructions.

October 14,2025, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) officially released the consultation summary for the Proposed Policy on Continuous Oversight of Pesticides (PRO2024-01). With the majority of stakeholders expressing support, this signals that the new "Continuous Oversight" policy is moving from blueprint to reality.