On 9 Jun 2014, MoA issued a notice to its provincial feed management offices to standardize the management of feed flavors and some flavor producers. The feed flavor producers should obtain the production license and approval document of the product.

The rodenticides approved, banned and stopped to use in china are summrized in this artice, in addition the foreign manufacturer of rodenticides in the status of active or  inactive are both listed in a table.

On 4 Jun 2014, MoA issued two circulars to consult on 214 maximum residue limits for 35 pesticide active ingredients, of which 24 have already been banned or restricted in China.

Over the past five years, the number of biopesticides registered in China has enjoyed a 16% increase while growth of chemical products was just 3%. Currently, the global biopesticide industry is worth 3.2 billion USD annually. Over 60% of the market is dominated by the United State and European enterprises. As the largest chemical pesticide producer and exporter in the world, China wants a bigger piece of this emerging sector. China’s ambition is not limited to securing a market niche in the global biopesticide sector. The Chinese government is also eager to find safer alternatives to the chemicals currently used domestically. Food safety is a massive concern in China and  the government has tried to drive substitution of hazardous chemicals domestically by subsidizing biopesticide users and offering favorable registration policies

On May 26 2014, ICAMA released a notice on its website that the MoA is inviting representatives for a hearing on pesticide marketing approval, which will take place late next month. The hearing will pave the way for China’s new pesticide regulation.

On 22 May 2014, Taiwan Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agricultural, Executive Yuan (BAPHIQ) issued a warning outlining that MCMV (Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus) infection had been identified in a corn field in Taiwan. The Bureau is taking measures to increase supervision on seed import management and pest control

According to the MEP, the last Chinese Dicofol producer Jiangsu Yangnong shut down their  production facility on May 17. The cessation of production is another step in China’s implementation of the Stockholm Convention. The agrochemical industry has greeted the news with apprehension. Industry fears that additional highly-toxic (HPT) will be phased-out in the future and is surely not reassured by the pending Jul 1st deadline on paraquat production.