Dec. 8, 2015
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture recently initiated a pesticide quality inspection campaign, where a total of 1,447 pesticide samples were taken at random for inspection. The result of the overall inspection reveals 82.3% conformity, but the biopesticide product conformity is found to be at a lower side being only 31.3%, suggesting that Chinese biopesticide market needs an urgent regulation.
In general, the inspection result shows the non-conformity being attributable to following problems: a) active ingredients as indicated not detected; b) discretional addition of other pesticide ingredients; c) inadequate content of active ingredients; d) manufacturer not identifiable.
The main reason of biopesticide non-conformity is that chemical active ingredients are illegally added, such as the addition of methomyl, chlorantraniliprole and chlorothalonil, or the biopesticide active ingredients as indicated are not detected.
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