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2021-03-23
ISO Denominates 14 Novel Pesticide Active Ingredients
On March 21, 2021, International Organization for Standardization provisionally approved the common names of 14 novel pesticide active ingredients, of which 6 were developed by Chinese enterprises.
2021-03-15
China to Accredit 5 Testing Institutes for Pesticide Registration
On March 11, 2020, China MoARA solicits opinion on the 31st and 32nd batched of testing institutes approved for pesticide registration tests.
2021-03-12
South Korea to Reinforce Consumer-use Biocides Safety Management
On March 8, 2021, the South Korean Ministry of Environment issued the Announcement 2021-139, a draft amendment to the “MoE Notification 2020-117 Designation of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification and Safety and Label Standards”. The biocide part represents the largest changes, namely the abolishment of air-use disinfectants, the establishment of microbial contamination limits and clarification on eligible main substances and limits, as well as the mandatory efficacy test data required for products with biocidal substance claim. A new product category, lubricants will be newly designated as consumer chemical products based on the actual condition investigation and risk assessment. As a result of the respiratory toxicity data recently produced in Korea, Benzalkonium Chloride and Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate will be added to the list of universally prohibited substances in spray-type products.
2021-03-09
South Korea Updates Biocidal Active Substances Subject to Simplified Approval
On February 23, 2021, South Korea announced an amendment to the “List of internationally evaluated biocidal active substances”, a series of substances to be approved through a simplified process with exempted data requirements. Compare to the substances disclosed in September 2020, the total number of active substances increased from 115 to 130 and 24 substances have been excluded due to the absence of evaluation report issued by the US or EU authorities or voluntarily withdrawn/absence of application plan for substance approval.
2021-03-05
Overview of the Trend in China’s Pesticide Registration in 2020
As of December 31, 2020, 41885 pesticides of 714 active ingredients have been registered in China, consisting of 39299 agricultural pesticides and 2576 public health pesticides. Since 2013, the number of pesticides newly registered each year has grown by an average rate of 5%. As China introduced new data requirements in 2018, the number of pesticides newly approved plumbed a new depth of only 205 in 2019. Although 805 pesticides were approved in 2020, the number is still far below the level years ago. Apart from the elevated registration requirements, the increasing M&A events and elimination of SMEs lead by industrial consolidation and environmental rectification is another cause of the decreasing number, which will be a chronic condition and beneficial to China’s “quantity reduction and efficiency increasing” towards pesticide use. Green Development In recent 8 years, over 90% of the pesticides approved were slightly or low toxic and the figure has risen to 100% in recent 4 years. Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC) is the most registered formulation type and contributes the most VOCs, but its percentage has continued to drop. Wettable powder has had the same situation. Meanwhile, Suspension Concentrate(SC), Water Dispersible Granules and Oil Dispersion have maintained annual growth of 9.1%, 6.7% and 17% respectively. In addition to the rapid growth of Flowable Concentrate for Seed Coating (FS), Capsule Suspension (CS) and other environmentally friendly formulations, a novel formulation type, Dispensor(DR) has also been increasingly registered. Product Category Insecticides take up the highest proportion of all products and have been the most registered category before 2016, but that is set to change with the rapid growth of herbicides and fungicides. These three categories now have a relatively equal percentage in newly registered products. The number of public health pesticides has maintained at around 2500 owing to the stag
2021-03-05
What Lies behind China’s Soybean Revitalization Plan?
According to China's customs statistics, in 2020 China imported 100.33 million tons of soybean, exceeding the historical level of 95.53 million tons in 2017. It took China only 25 years to increase hundred-fold its imports and take over 60% of global soybean trade. The total arable land area fell to the lowest registered level at 120 million hectares, while its protein feed demand continued exploding, forcing China to allow its long-standing stranglehold on domestic soybean oil and soybean meal supply to be covered by a number of foreign grain giants in order to save its farmlands for cereal production. Over the years, China’s trade supply has been affected by specific government policies and the agricultural reality in some of its trading countries, especially the Sino-US trade conflict and Covid-19 supply chain issues. To stabilize soybean supply, China has begun exploring new trade partners, including Russia, Ukraine and other African “Belt and Road” countries, well-known for their non-GM soybean plantations. These partners have now become an important part of China’s high-value edible bean market. With the longest history of soybean plantation and the highest diversity of germplasm in the world, China expects to see a difference in the global non-GM soybean market by accelerating crop variety research and by taking advantage of scale advantages and financial tools. Non-GM Market: Overall Self-Sufficient but Rapidly Growing China addresses imported soybeans (mostly GM) and homegrown soybeans (All non-GM) differently: GM soybeans are imported through state-back dealers and can only be sold to bean crushers. About 97% of the soybean oil and soybean meal produced in China comes from imported GM soybeans. Only non-GM soybeans are allowed for direct consumption and for bean products/condiments production. About 80% of homegrown soybeans are for edible purposes. In recent years, China has taken proactive
2021-02-23
China MoARA Approved 8 Labs for Pesticide Registration
On February 22, 2021, China MoARA issued Announcement 401 to specify the test scope 8 testing institutes newly designated for pesticide registration, of which 7 were approved for residue study and 3 each approved for efficacy, environmental impact, and product chemistry tests.  
2021-01-22
China MoARA Announced the Fulfillment of Agrochemical Use Reduction Initiative
In 2015, China launched the “action plan for zero-growth of agrochemical uses by 2020”, aimed to increase agrochemical utilization efficiency to 40% by 2020. In a MoARA press release on January 19, 2021, the scientific measurement shows that the current efficiency is 40.2% for chemical fertilizers and 40.6% for pesticides used on 3 major food crops including rice, wheat, and maize. The Ministry also summarized the achievements with substantive data, reflecting substantial changes in China’s crop protection and fertilization sectors,as well as disclosed a new goal of increasing the efficiency by another 3 percent by 2025.
2021-01-11
China MoARA Approved 3 New Pesticide Active Ingredients
On December 28, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs issued Announcement 379 to approve 6 newpesticides of Broflanilide, Quinotrione and Allantoin.
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