On June 19, 2020, The Vietnamese Ministry of Health promulgated Circular 11/2020/TT-BYT, aimed to renew the list of active ingredients prohibited or restricted from uses in household insecticides and disinfectants. Comparing with the previous list, 8 substances were newly announced as prohibited substance and 2 substances were transformed from restricted substances to prohibited substance and Emamectin benzoate and Spinosad are the 2 new substances newly subject to restriction.
The Circular will take effect as of August 20, 2020, and the biocidal products already been granted with registration may continue to be manufactured and imported for a maximum of one year and be circulated and used for a maximum of 2 years from the effective date on the following cases:
Biocidal products containing Chlorpyrifos ethyl, Hexythiazox, Fipronil, Beta-cyfluthrin, Cyfluthrin, Trichlorfon, Diazinon, Acephate, Malathion and Methanol;
Biocidal products containing Emamectin benzoate and Spinosad whose use scope does not comply with the new restriction.
MoH will stop receiving and processing biocide registration applications concerning the 10 new prohibited substances. Products containing the restricted substances that already circulated in Vietnam may continue to be marketed only when advertised within their registered scopes. If the registrant wishes to expand the claim, an additional registration formality should be completed.
List of Active Ingredients Prohibited from Use in Household Insecticides and Disinfectants
No. | Active ingredient | CAS number |
1 | Acephate(newly added) | 30560-19-1 |
2 | Aldrin | 309-00-2 |
3 | Benzene hexachloride (BHC) | 58-89-9 |
4 | Beta-cyfluthrin(newly added) | 68359-37-5 |
5 | Chlordance | 57-74-9 |
6 | Chlordecone | 143-50-0 |
7 | Ethyl chlorpyrifos(newly added) | 2912-88-2 |
8 | Cyfluthrin(newly added) | 68359-37-5 |
9 | Diazinon(newly added) | 333-41-5 |
10 | Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) | 50-29-3 |
11 | Dichlovos | 62-73-7 |
12 | Dieldrin | 60-57-1 |
13 | Endosulfan and isomers | |
14 | Endrin | 72-20-8 |
15 | Fipronil(newly added) | 120068-37-3 |
16 | Heptachlor | 76-44-8 |
17 | Hexachlorobenzene | 118-74-1 |
18 | Hexachlorocyclohexane and isomers |
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19 | Hexythiazox(newly added) | 78587-05-0 |
20 | Microbial insecticide and disinfectant (except Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis AM65-52 and266-2 strains) |
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21 | Compounds containing cadmium |
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22 | Lead compound | |
23 | Isobenzen | 297-78-9 |
24 | Isodrin | 465-73-6 |
25 | Lindane | 58-89-9 |
26 | Malathion(newly added) | 121-75-5 |
27 | Methanol (must not be used as the main active ingredient in formulated disinfectants and the acceptable level as the impurity in end-use formulation shall not be greater than 2,000mg / L).(newly added) | 67-56-1 |
28 | Methamidophos | 10265-92-6 |
29 | Methyl Parathion | 298-00-0 |
30 | Monocrotophos | 6923-22-4 |
30 | Mirex | 2385-85-5 |
32 | Naphthalene | 91-20-3 |
33 | Paradichlorobenzene (1,4-Dichlorobenzene, p-DCB) | 106-46-7 |
34 | Ethyl Parathion | 56-38-2 |
35 | Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and related salt compounds |
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36 | Perflurooctane sulfonic acid and related salt compounds |
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37 | Phosphamidone | 13171-21-6 |
38 | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | 1336-36-3 |
39 | Strobane | 8001-50-1 |
40 | Toxaphen | 8001-35-2 |
41 | Trichlorfon(newly added) | 52-68-6 |
List of Active Ingredients Restricted from Use in Household Insecticides and Disinfectants
No. | Active Ingredient | CAS number | Use Scope |
1 | Agnique TM MMF | 52292-17-8 | Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment |
2 | Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), strain AM65-52, 266-2 |
| Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment |
3 | Bromchlophos | 53095-31-1 | Only in ULV formulations targeting outdoor flies |
4 | Diethyl toluamid | 134-62-3 | Do not use for children under 4 years old |
5 | Diflubenzuron | 35367-38-5 | Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment |
6 | Dimethyl phthalate | 131-11-3 | The concentration shall be less than30% and do not use for children under 4 years old |
7 | Emamectin benzoate(newly added) | 155569-91-8 | Only in cockroach bait with the content of less than 0.2% |
8 | Fenitrothion | 122-14-5 | Only in ULV formulations targeting outdoor flies, mosquitoes and cockroaches |
9 | Methoprene | 40596-69-8 | Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment |
10 | Novaluron | 116714-46-6 | Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment |
11 | Spinosad(newly added) | 168316-95-8 | Prohibited from water treatment |
12 | Temephos | 3383-96-8 | Larvicide-purpose only, prohibited from water treatment and household uses |
13 | Pyriproxyfen | 95737-68-1 | Prohibited from water treatment and household uses |
