There are 22 kinds of highly toxic pesticides currently produced and used in China. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) jointly adopted measures to further restrict the use of highly toxic pesticides. Of these, 10 will be completely banned and eliminated by the end of this year, and 12 will be launched at the right time. Disable the program. This was learned on July 5 from a press conference held by the Press Office of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Zhou Puguo, deputy director of the Crop Management Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, said that China has attached great importance to the management of highly toxic pesticides. In recent years, 23 highly toxic and high-risk pesticides have been banned, limiting the use of 19 pesticides in crops such as vegetables and fruits. . At present, 22 kinds of highly toxic pesticides are all insecticides, involving more than 900 registered products of more than 400 pesticide production enterprises. Highly toxic pesticides are mainly used for the control of underground pests, nematodes, and storage pests, and some products are difficult to find ideal alternative varieties in the short term. A complete ban on pesticides may affect agricultural production.

Therefore, in accordance with the Plan for the Elimination and Suppression of Highly Toxic Pesticides formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with relevant departments, these 22 highly toxic pesticides will be phased out and banned step by step: On the one hand, the registration of 22 new highly toxic pesticides will need to be stopped. And production licenses, withdrawing registrations for crops such as vegetables, fruits, and tea. On the other hand, pesticides that are adequate for 10 alternatives such as phenylphosphorus should be banned and phased out by the end of this year; there are no ideal alternatives to 12 methionine and other bans, and the impact on agricultural production and social impact is high. Poisonous pesticides will further strengthen the scientific argumentation and socio-economic impact assessment. In accordance with the principles of maturity and disabling one, the process will be initiated and disabled.

Zhou Puguo said that in order to effectively ensure that all measures are implemented, the Ministry of Agriculture will further strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant departments to jointly research and implement relevant supporting measures, in particular to strengthen communication and coordination with high-toxic pesticide production companies and resolve possible situations in a timely manner. Contradictions and problems that arise; Encourage and guide high-toxic pesticide production companies to change their development methods and business concepts, improve their registration and production licensing policies, and realize stable production conversion by production enterprises; Strictly enforce environmental approvals for pesticide companies and products, and encourage efficient, low-toxicity and safe substitution. Promote the use of products, actively carry out the demonstration and promotion of low-toxicity biological pesticides, conduct large-scale pest and disease prevention professional integration, promote the scientific and efficient application of pesticides and standardized production technology, improve the scientific and rational use of pesticides, ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products; establish department linkage The mechanism has severely cracked down on the use of high-toxic pesticides in illegal production and sales, and actively implemented high-toxicity pesticide fixed-point management and real-name drug purchasing systems in key counties in areas with advantageous vegetable production, and further strengthened the supervision of the highly toxic pesticide market.