2013-05-07
Pesticide for Tea Plantation Poses More Problems
China owns about 2.11 million hectares of tea plantation and the yield has reached 1.62 million tons in 2011. As an important cash crop, the residue problems caused by tea protection products are threatening China’s tea exportation and public health.
2013-05-03
MoA to Initiate New Round of Qualification Review on Labs for ICAMA Registration
On April 24 2013, the MoA issued a notice to the provincial subordinates that a new round of qualification review on pesticide registration labs will be carried out. The testing facilities of efficacy, residue and environmental effect are required to submit their paper application materials to the MoA’s Department of Plantation Management and the ICAMA.
2013-04-24
The 7th Expert Committee for Fertilizer Registration Formed
On April 22, 2013, Chinese Ministry of Agricultural announced that it has set up the 7th Expert Committee for Fertilizer Registration and the 1st plenary session of the Committee has been held in Beijing.
2013-04-22
China Implemented Firstly Toxicological Testing Rules for Microbial Pesticide
According to a source from the ICAMA, China has established its rules of toxicological study for microbial pesticide and the rules have been fully implemented last September, which could be considered as a major step forward in China’s safety evaluation and regulatory practice on bio-pesticide products.
2013-04-18
MoA Calls for Views on More Pesticide MRLs
On April 16, 2013, the MoA solicited opinions on 1280 MRLs of 113 ais in food. Most of the ais have been included in the “Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food (GB2763-2012)”, which has been implemented on Mar 1 2013. However, the draft covered more crop ranges and some of the MRLs are more suited to the Chinese diet composition and plantation structure.
2013-04-17
ICAMA Registration Certificates Revoked of Four Substandard Products
On April 15 2013, the MoA published a news release on its website that it has issued an administrative condemnatory recently. The ICAMA registration certificates of four pesticide companies have been revoked for manufacturing the counterfeit or substandard crop protection products.
2013-04-16
China Softening Environmental Requirement on Glyphosate Producers
As the largest glyphosate producers in the world, China’s most rigorous effluent standard of glyphosate producers would be abandoned because the industry remains vehemently opposed to the regulatory changes fearing the financial repercussions to come in the wake.
2013-04-09
Syngenta Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Chinese Thiamethoxam Producers
The Swiss agrochemical giant Syengenta recently announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the First intermediate People's Court of Shanghai.
2013-03-06
AQSIQ Revised Licensing Rules for Pesticide Manufacturers
On 5 Feb 2013, China General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) publish the Announcement 23 of 2013 to revise the “Implementing Rules of Manufacturing License on Pesticide”, which will be of major significance for the Chinese agrochemical manufacturers.
2013-03-04
Australia Considers Ban on Fenamiphos
On 26 February 2013, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authorities (APVMA) released the preliminary review report on the fenamiphos, which proposed ban on the insecticide/nematocide. The APVMA is inviting further submission from interested person on the findings until 31 May 2013.
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