> China is set to introduce maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 200 parts per billion (ppb) or lower for glyphosate in all imported final food products and raw mat

> China is set to introduce maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 200 parts per billion (ppb) or lower for glyphosate in all imported final food products and raw materials including grains, soybeans and other legumes before the end of 2019, according to Sustainable Pulse sources. For comparison, in the U.S. the EPA's current glyphosate limit for soybeans ranges from 20-200 parts per million.[1] China's motivations are certainly trade related but what does it say about our regulatory structure when China will have more rigorous health and safety standards than the EPA by a large margin? Glyphosate is the pesticide in Monsanto's Roundup that was at the center of the recent $289 million jury verdict in California.[2] [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/180.364 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/180.364 [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit/monsanto-ordered-to-pay-289-million-in-worlds-first-roundup-cancer-trial-idUSKBN1KV2HB https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit/m...