With the gradually withdraw of highly toxic pesticides such as methamidophos, fipronil from the market of China, Nitenpyram which as the succedaneum of those highly toxic pesticides, one kind of neonicotine insecticides develops rapidly. Nitenpyram was first developed by Japan's Takeda which has obtained patents in China, and the patent was expired until August 1, 2008. Nitenpyram can be widely used at rice, fruit, vegetables, tea and other agricultural and horticultural products to control aphids, rice planthopper, whiteflies,leafhoppers, thrips and other pests, with ultra-efficient, broad-spectrum, lasting effect, but less dosage and low toxicity, no injury to crops.

It is reported that in 2010, the production of Nitenpyram technical in China was about 500 tons, while the domestic demand is 3,000 tons. In Southeast Asia, Europe and South Africa, Nitenpyram also has a certain amount of consumption, Nitenpyram now is on the state of severe short supply. Huge market demand makes a hot registration of Nitenpyram. Experts predict that in the next 2-3 years Nitenpyram domestic market demand will be up to 10,000 tons per year, and the exports will be up 3,000 tons per year.

By Nicole

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APVMA submitted a discussion on cost recover which it will take effect on from 6-1-2012 to 2015 so that the cost of registration will be raised. APVMA has also announced that other industries and interest groups can make comments or suggestions. Preliminary assessment will be evaluated on both the cost recover plan and the cost rising plan.

The main changes in the discussion are: indexation of registration cost; the cost proportion between registration and tax is 4:6; adding annual fee for after-sales supervision; raising fee of renew; recover 100% cost for KIND 17 registration; repaying 2 million USD for reformation.

This fee regulation is to guarantee APVMA to gain proper and continuable income.

By Rachel

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Last month, Anvisa made a routine checking on three agrochemical factories: Germany DVA Agro Company’s factory located in Campinas of Brazil, Ourofino Agronegocio and Prentiss Quimica, and found violations. So Anvisa suspend all sales and production of these three factories. The suspend time can reach maximum of 90 days, and factories have a plea period of 15 days.

Anvisa found that Ourofino’s factory located in Uberaba city of Brazil, used unidentified Technical to manufacture formulation products, so Anvisa suspend Ourofino’s sales of 230 MT Glyphosate and 790,000 L Sucesso BR.

Prentiss’s fungicide Flexin was halted, because Prentiss has changed registered recipe of formulation products. And the same time, Anvisa found that Active ingredient’s content of Pren-D and Prend 806 from Prentiss Company were lower than registered content, and related impurities’ toxicity was higher. The survey also found that active ingredient Glyphosate of Shadow, Gliato, Gly-up and tupan came from companies which still did not gain registrations in Brazil.

The survey also found that Herbicide Zaphir ( Imazephyr) from DAV agro company was mixed with defective products. Anvisa said that this violation of pesticide will be punished by paying 1,500,000 BRL fine or canceling this product’s toxicity assessment reports. IF further survey found this product has caused illegal activities, Authorities would hand over this case to the judicial department for punishment.

By Lisa

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