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2020-08-26
South Korea Updates the List of Existing Biocidal Substances Subject to Deferred Approval
On August 24, the Korean Ministry of Environment issued the Notification 2020-182 to amend the list of existing biocidal substances subject to deferred approval. South Korea enacted the “Act on the Safety Management of Household Chemical Products and Biocides(K-BPR)” in 2018, requiring manufacturers and importers of biocidal substance to obtain a substance approval from the Ministry. Biocidal substances used in biocidal products or treated articles placed in Korea before December 31, 2018, are allowed to be designated as “existing biocidal substances subject to deferred approval” and manufactured or imported without obtaining the approval within their grace period if their producers and manufacturers fulfilled reporting and submission obligations: Notify MoE the basic information on the substance before June 30, 2019, including name, trade name and use type, etc.; Submit to the MoE the plan for the application of substance approval within 1 year after the substance being designated as the existing substance. For substance manufactured or imported by multiple companies, the plan shall be submitted separately and one of the companies can be selected as the representative of data submitter for the joint submission. The data can also be used by other applicants not yet participate in the joint submission through MoE’s data compensation system. If the manufacturer or importer failed to submit the plan or application for substance approval, the notified substance will be deemed as difficult to submit the data within the grace period and manufacturer or importer will be prohibited from business activities. If all manufacturers and importers of the substance were prohibited, the designation of the substance will be canceled. On December 31, 2019, MoE issued the Notification 2019-249 and a total of 741 substances were designated as the existing substances. The chemical name, CAS number, use type, grace period, and notifying co
2020-08-14
China Ends the Emergent Market Entry of Disinfectants
On August 4, 2020, the General Office of the National Health Commission released the final notice regarding the enhanced regulation of disinfection products during the Covid-19 control, which was consulted early on June 19. Apart from the aims of resuming normal record-filing management of non-new disinfectants and ensure the safety and effectiveness of disinfection products produced in China and intensifying the ex-post surveillance of disinfection products already been placed on the market, the emergently placed disinfectants will have a longer transitional period to complete the normal record-filing procedures until December 31, 2020.
2020-08-14
A Brief Retrospect on China’s Pesticide Registration in H1 2020
China approved 474 pesticides during the first half of 2020, of which 445 are agricultural pesticides and 29 are hygiene pesticides, representing a bounce back from H1 2019 of only 99 pesticides. The number of pesticides approved down sharply in 2019 due to the new data requirement enacted. It is unlikely to see a return to the heady numbers in 2017 and 2018.
2020-08-14
China MoARA Designates 11 Labs for Pesticide Registration
On August 4, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs released the Announcement 321 to designate 11 testing institutes for pesticide registration and amend the non-technical matters of 9 labs designated previously.
2020-07-30
Brazil Approved 21 Me-too Technical Pesticides
On July 9th, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply(MAPA) released the ministerial Act 39 on the Official Gazette, announcing the registration of 21 technical grade active ingredients including Dicamba, Bifenthrin, Azoxystrobin, Diquat, Cyproconazole, Mesotrione, Tebuconazole, Thiamethoxam and Imidacloprid.
2020-07-24
US EPA Released New BCF Guidance to Reduce Testing on Fish
On July 15, 2020, the US EPA released new guidance clarifying the number of treatment concentrations needed for acceptable fish bioconcentration factor (BCF) studies in pesticide registration process. The number of concentration levels can be reduced from three (two positive doses and one control) to two (one positive level and one control), which would save 240 test animals per year.
USA
2020-07-14
Interpreting the Mandatory Requirements for Hygienic Wet Wipes: WS 575-2017
In 2017 China NHFPC (now knowns as NHC) promulgated the “WS 575-2017 Hygiene Requirements for Hygienic Wet Wipes”. Since its implementation in March 2018, the mandatory standard has played an active role in market regulation, but some of its contents were also misinterpreted/wrongly enforced by manufacturers, law enforcers and users. In a recent scholarly journal, NHC officials reiterated the background and significance and outlined the key technical requirements, as well as clarified the scope, legal positioning and intersection with other disinfection products, in the hope of safety and effective use of health-related products, particularly under the circumstance of Covid-19 pandemic. Background Hygienic Wet Wipes are a category of disposable sanitary products widely used in households, schools, catering and tourism service and medical institutions, etc., for the cleaning and bactericidal treatment of hand, skin and mucosa, as well as ordinary object surface. Hygienic wet wipes have been piecemeal mentioned in several regulation and standards: Catalog of Disinfectant Products GB/T 27728-2011 Wet Wipes GB 15979-2002 Hygienic Standard for Disposable Sanitary Products None of them had offered specific technical requirements targeting hygienic wet wipes. Compared GB/T 27728-2011 and GB 15979-2002 that respectively apply to general wet wipes (with no biocidal effect) and all sanitary products, WS 575-2017 put forward comprehensive requirements on raw materials, germicidal performance, product safety, labeling and manual specific to hygienic wet wipes. offering greater operability in postmortem surveillance. Hygienic wipes are Class III disinfection products which can be directly placed on the market without completing any evaluation and record-filing formality with the health authorities whenever the following conditions are met: The manufacturer has obtained the hygienic license of disinfection products (only homemade products
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