Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Banning measures have been imposed on four highly toxic, high-risk pesticides.

Release Date:

2018-08-27

Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Letter Soliciting Opinions on Imposing Prohibitions on Four Highly Toxic and High-Risk Pesticides, Including Phorate Phorate, Aldicarb, and Isocarbophos are highly toxic pesticides that pose potential risks to human and animal safety, the quality and safety of agricultural products, and ecological environmental safety. The metabolite of flufenoxuron, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, is highly toxic, resistant to degradation, and readily harmful to the environment as well as to humans and livestock. In accordance with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, China was required to cease the production and use of flufenoxuron effective March 25, 2019. To safeguard the quality and safety of agricultural products and the ecological environment, pursuant to the Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China…

　 General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Soliciting Opinions on Four Highly Toxic and High-Risk Substances, Including Phorate Pesticide Letter of Opinion on the Adoption of Prohibitive Measures
　　Phorate, aldicarb, and isoprothiolane are highly toxic. Pesticide …there are potential risks to human and animal safety, the quality and safety of agricultural products, and ecological environmental safety. The metabolite of flufenoxuron, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, is highly toxic, resistant to degradation, and readily poses hazards to the environment as well as to humans and livestock. In accordance with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, China was required to cease the production and use of flufenoxuron effective March 25, 2019. To safeguard the quality and safety of agricultural products and the ecological environment, in line with the Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China… Pesticide In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Administrative Regulations, and on the basis of a risk assessment, after deliberation by the entire nation… Pesticide Following deliberation by the Registration Review Committee, our ministry intends to issue a public notice regarding four highly toxic and high-risk substances, including phorate. Pesticide The following prohibitive measures shall be adopted.
　　I. Effective from the date of this announcement, no new applications for registration or approvals will be accepted for products containing phorate, aldicarb, or isocarbophos (including both single‑ingredient formulations and formulated mixtures containing these active ingredients; the same shall apply hereinafter). Pesticide Registration Application and Addition Pesticide Application for a production license.
　　II. Effective from the date of this announcement, the relevant products of non‑original‑active‑ingredient enterprises for phorate, aldicarb, and isocarbophos shall be revoked. Pesticide Registration certificate, for the original manufacturer’s related products Pesticide The registration certificate has been amended to indicate “for overseas use only.”
　　III. Effective October 1, 2020, the sale and use within China of products containing phorate, aldicarb, and isocarbophos are prohibited. Effective October 1, 2023, the production licenses for the technical-grade active ingredients of phorate, aldicarb, and isocarbophos shall be revoked, and the manufacture of products containing these substances shall be prohibited.
　　IV. Effective from the date of this announcement, products containing flufenoxuron are hereby revoked. Pesticide Registration certificate and production license. Effective March 26, 2019, the use of fipronil is prohibited. Pesticide The sale and use of the product.
　　We hereby seek your organization’s views on the aforementioned prohibitive measures. Please submit your written comments to the Department of Crop Production Management of our Ministry by September 15, 2018.