Pesticide products containing Chlorpyrifos-ethyl, Fipronil have been banned in Vietnam

Chlorpyrifos-ethyl and Fipronil are two substances used in many common pesticides. However, at the beginning of 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a decision to remove pesticide products containing these two substances from the list of pesticides allowed in Vietnam.

These products will only be produced and imported for a maximum of 1 year, and can only be traded and used in the market for a maximum of 2 days from February 12, 2019. Stop all registration procedures. Registration of products containing these two substances takes effect on this date.

Thus, in theory, from February 12, 2021, there will be no longer any plant protection products containing these two substances being circulated and used on the market. However, many shipments of Vietnamese agricultural products to foreign countries still have residues of chlorpyrifos-ethyl and fipronil exceeding the maximum allowable residue threshold (MRL).

This can be explained by the fact that the management of agricultural materials on the market currently has many shortcomings and has not been thoroughly controlled. In the past, there was a similar case of Carbendazim, Benomyl had a decision to remove plant protection products containing these substances from the list of pesticides according to Decision No. 03/QD. -BNN-BVTV dated January 3, 2017. Based on the analysis data of samples sent to Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang, we can see that these substances were not detected in 2018; However, in 2019 it reappeared. This is a testament to the fact that circulation control of products containing banned substances on the market needs to be scrutinized to ensure that the government's decision is strictly enforced.

Because of this, exporters should pay attention to controlling residues of two substances chlorpyrifos-ethyl and fipronil in order to minimize the risk of goods not being cleared in the importing country. Sampling and controlling residues of these substances are essential to reduce risks for Vietnamese exporters.

Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is proud to be a member of Eurofins Scientific Group, a leading scientific group in the world in the fields of food, feed, water, environmental and pharmaceutical testing. We have the capacity to test these criteria and is also designated by many major European importers as a quality control unit for agricultural products before exporting.

Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is an independent testing laboratory are accredited by the BOA and the authorities competent state such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Natures Resources and Environment. We are ready to support exporters of Agricultural and Food products.

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