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MAPA Brazil cancels registration of paraquat based technical products

Brazil's MAPA and Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) published a joint policy instruction that defines procedures for monitoring and inspecting the use and collection of remaining stocks of products based on the active ingredient,…

Anvisa (Brazil) extends the period of use of paraquat stocks

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) announced on 7 October that it was extending the deadline for consumption of stocks of products containing the herbicide Paraquat, which are already in the possession of farmers. This…

Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Paraquat sales banned in China

On 25th September, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice on the strengthened regulations related to paraquat-related businesses. The notice stipulates that only paraquat manufacturers with a paraquat technical…

Brazil Anvisa maintains the decision to ban paraquat

By three votes to two, the Brazilian national health surveillance agency (Anvisa) maintained the decision to ban the active ingredient paraquat in Brazil, scheduled to come into force as of September 22, 2020, according to the rules of the Collegiate…

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…

Thailand reversed a planned ban on glyphosate and delayed ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos

Thailand's government on Wednesday reversed a planned ban on glyphosate and delayed the imposition of bans on two other chemicals used as agricultural pesticides, citing adverse affects on farmers, industry and international trade. Many local…

US EPA makes paraquat draft risk assessments available for public comment

Yesterday, the US EPA is taking an important step in its regulatory review of paraquat—an herbicide used in agricultural and commercial settings only. The draft risk assessments are the product of an extensive evaluation of available data…