Reported by the World Times（a newspaper from Thailand） in 26^th Jan 2011, the experts of agrochemicals and toxic chemicals union alarm that the restrict of chemicals control is not so completed and serious. It will increase the risk of the danger of chemicals cause cancer. They claim for prohibition of the import of 4 kinds of agrochemicals which are Carbofuran, Dicrotophos, methomyl, Phosphonothioic Acid

Experts have already announced the demerit of using these products. Also, they have taken the prohibition in other nations for reference to support their statement. This measurement has already submitted to the government for discuss.

By Grace

In terms of the request of International Dept. France, The UN Committee prolonged the utilization time limit of pesticide Temephos. And Temephos was permitted to use as a kind of products controling mosquito before 2014. According to the proposal of EU Biocidal products policy(98/8), this product has been repealed the register permission in 2006. However, there's no any substitute in the special area. And this is the second time for Temephos to get this special permission. The reasons to prolong the utilization period of Temephos can be concluded below : Serious disease carried by mosquitoes are broken out recently, while the new control methods are still in research; Now more different kinds of pesticides to put into operation are required increasingly, while the cost of this replacement is very high.

From: http://www.chinapesticide.gov.cn/doc11/11021703.html

By Jacky

Human Toxicity Department in Brazil plans to put out new laws and regulations for pesticide registration. ANVISA has planned to put out the mandatory requirement that all agricultural registration applicants should do the harm evaluation on the practitioners. Moreover, ANVISA suggests that all the relevant toxicity studies on pesticides should be finished by GLP lab.

ANVISA thinks that this policy can reduce the potential harm which may result from the pesticides on the link of registration. Although current policy needs the toxicity studies on the pesticides, further harm evaluation can reduce the harm to the close contacts. And all the toxicity evaluations which should be finished by GLP lab can guarantee the credibility and traceability of the research results.

The public review period of this suggestion is 60 days. If the proposal is approved, the review standards of pesticide both formulation and technical in Brazil will be advanced to the international standards. For ANVISA, that is also the achievement of revising the review system during these two years.

By Rachel