On 15 Aug 2019, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs(MoARA) and the State Administration of Market jointly issued the latest version of GB 2763-2019 and 2 methods for pesticide residue detection,  which will take effect on 15 Feb 2020.

On 17 Jun 2019, China's State Council unveiled the guidance on rural industrial revitalization. This document is an integration, extension, refinement and confirmation of the past agriculture development policies, including precise definition on industrial segments, clear positioning on tasks and responsibilities across multiple ministries/commissions, as well as the supply of financial, land and human resources, aimed at extending the value chain and improving the quality and efficiency of agriculture-related industries.

On 31 May 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 179 to designate 9 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.

On 31 May 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 179 to designate 9 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.

On 4 Apr 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 156 to designate 24 labs for pesticide registration experimentation.  

On 25 Mar 2019, China MoARA issued the Announcement 148 to ban all agricultural uses of Fipronil insecticides. The injunction aims at fulfilling the requirements contained in the “Food Safety Law”, “Regulation on the Administration of Pesticides” and the “Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants”.

On 6 Mar 2019, China MoARA released the Announcement 143 to designate 18 labs for pesticide registration experimentation. China implemented new pesticide regulations since 2017 and the Ministry has re-designated 2 batches of labs approved for pesticide registration. Up to now, a total of 54 labs have been approved to generate data supporting pesticide registration.

On 21 Feb 2019, China MoARA released the “Crop Production Work Focus for 2019”. The main grain product capacity would be stable in 2019. Furthermore, the ministry schedules the legislative process on agricultural input and crop protection regulations and the new developing of fertilizer regulation was officially planned.

On 25 Feb 2019, China MoARA released 3 draft lists to support the registration of minor crop use pesticides and will solicit opinion until 3 Mar 2019.