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Brazil: Ministry of Agriculture facilitates registration of three biological pesticides

This month, Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published Normative Instruction No. 36 with three new “Reference Specifications” for biological pesticides. This information will enable companies to register and…

U.S. EPA approves continued use of herbicide atrazine

EPA issued a proposed interim decision on atrazine-a widely used herbicide in sorghum and corn. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement, "With common-sense actions, we are protecting the health of our nation and ensuring that…

Ecuador da prioridad a los registros de productos sustitutos del Clorpirifos

Delante de la restricción del uso de la sustancia activa Clorpirifos tanto en la Unión Europea como en los Estados Unidos, Agrocalidad de Ecuador dará prioridad en tiempos para el registro de productos alternativos que las empresas puedan…

US EPA approves 10 Pesticides for Hemp, issues decision on Atrazine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two important actions that will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving…

French bans 40 glyphosate-based products

French health and environment agency ANSES said on last Monday it was banning 36 products containing herbicide glyphosate and refusing applications to launch another four glyphosate products due to insufficient data on health risks. The products…

Germany delays glyphosate exit

Pesticides with the controversial active ingredient, glyphosate , can be used in Germany for another year until December 15, 2020, without restrictions and requirements, reported "Spiegel" in its new edition. The Federal Office of Consumer…

California bans chlorpyrifos, all sales will end on Feb. 6, 2020

A widely used agricultural pesticide that California environmental officials have said has been linked to brain damage in children will be banned after next year under an agreement reached with the manufacturer, state officials announced Wednesday. Under…

USDA pesticide report: 99% of samples below benchmark levels

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today published the 2018 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows more than 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues well below…

Swiss ban fungicide chlorothalonil

The Federal Office for Agriculture has banned chlorothalonil, a fungicide used since 1970s to prevent mildew and mould on crops. The federal office said that it had decided to withdraw the sales authorisation for products containing chlorothalonil…