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Ban on paraquat use from September worries Brazilian farmers

Farmers in Brazil are concerned about the ban on the paraquat herbicide, which comes into place on September 22 this year. The active ingredient, which is the basis of some pesticides used to control weeds, can no longer be produced, marketed…

US EPA paraquat requirements place spotlight on closed transfer system

The liquid herbicide paraquat is widely used throughout North America as an effective herbicide and pre-harvest crop defoliant, but can be fatal if accidentally ingested in small quantities as well as cause eye damage and irritation to skin. In…

COVID-19: What fiscal steps are needed to ensure food security

The extension of the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), though necessary, will lead to a further suspension of work and no wages and means for families to support themselves. The activities in manufacturing…

South Australia lifts ban on GM crops after 16 years

South Australia will allow mainland farmers to grow genetically-modified (GM) crops from next season, but councils can apply to remain GM-free. The change, which comes after the Government made multiple attempts to lift the ban last year,…

EU notifies WTO regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on April 17 with the draft regulations regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb. The draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the two…

US EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl

EPA is extending the public comment period for 45 days on the draft biological evaluations (BEs) for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl. The comment period will now close on July 2, 2020. Comments can be submitted to the docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0090…

Epoxiconazole withdrawn and pencycuron banned in the EU and UK

Regulatory action in the EU and UK means the clock is ticking on authorisations for the important cereals fungicide epoxiconazole, and use of the seed potato fungicide pencycuron is now banned. Epoxiconazole is one of the most widely used…

Brazil reclassifies toxicology of 252 registered formulated products

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published, on 26th March, 2020, the toxicological reclassification of 252 fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and other product classes. This move aims to officialize the updates…

Mapa changes priority-setting process for agrochemical registration in Brazil

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) announced changes to the priority-setting process for agrochemical registration. According to the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method…