According to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), in accordance with Article 12 of the European Regulation (EC) 396/2005, the EU expert group reviewed the residue limit of the pesticide 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) ( MRLs), the EU Food Safety Authority issued an assessment opinion on July 2. After corresponding evaluation, the expert team decided to continue to maintain the residue limit of 1-methylcyclopropene in pears, plums, persimmons, kiwi, tomatoes, and Brassica plants of 0.01 mg/kg, while clethodim is found in apples, bananas and animal origin. The residue limit in the product needs further evaluation.
Since July, the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has intensively organized chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other industries to hold economic situation analysis seminars in the first half of the year. On the whole, the problems of overcapacity in the two industries in the first half of the year are obvious: the overall decline in the efficiency of the fertilizer industry is in a state of "defeating"; Although the benefits of the pesticide industry are acceptable, it is also "puffed up" due to environmental protection and insufficient capacity for overcapacity. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to May 2014, the national chemical fertilizer (equivalent) output was 28.04 million tons, a slight increase of 0.3% year-on-year. Among them, nitrogen fertilizer was 19.96 million tons, down 0.6%; phosphate fertilizer was 6.37 million tons, up 1.3%; potash fertilizer was 2.01 million tons, up 6%. The main business income of the fertilizer industry was 348.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%. The profit of the fertilizer industry was 8.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 40.1%. Among them, nitrogen fertilizer profit was -23.6 billion yuan, down 163.8%; phosphate fertilizer was 350 million yuan, down 34%; potash fertilizer was 1.77 billion yuan, down 30%. In the same period, the domestic output of pesticide technical was 1.5 million tons, a slight increase of 2.8% year-on-year. The main business income of the pesticide industry was 116.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.6%. Exported 564,000 tons of pesticides, an increase of 12.9% year-on-year. The profit of the pesticide industry was 8.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.9%. On July 1, the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a symposium on the analysis of the economic situation of the pesticide industry in the first half of the year. A total of more than 30 representatives from China Pesticide Industry Association, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Planning Institute, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan and other key production areas and domestic key pesticide manufacturers attended the meeting. Although various economic indicators are more prominent in the chemical industry, representatives of participating companies believe that there are still many outstanding problems in the current pesticide industry, such as overcapacity, weak technological innovation capabilities, insufficient pesticide professionals, unsound market order, and environmental protection. Increased pressure, etc. If these internal problems are not resolved, the healthy and sustainable development of the industry is still unsustainable. In response to the problems faced by the pesticide industry, the participants believed that all parties need to strengthen cooperation and actively respond. It is necessary to comprehensively consider the introduction and improvement of relevant policies and measures, vigorously promote the merger and reorganization of pesticide companies, eliminate backwards, strengthen technological innovation, promote energy conservation and emission reduction, and guide The pesticide industry continues to develop healthily. On July 2~3, a symposium on the analysis of the economic situation of the chemical fertilizer industry was also held in Beijing. More than 60 representatives from China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association, China Inorganic Salt Industry Association (Potassium Fertilizer) Branch and domestic key fertilizer manufacturers participated meeting. At the symposium, domestic key fertilizer companies reported that the current nitrogen fertilizer industry has serious overcapacity, poor exports and a sharp decline in industry profits. In response to the outstanding problems faced by the nitrogen fertilizer industry, participants believed that chemical fertilizers are related to national food security. Governments, associations, and enterprises should attach great importance to them, take effective measures to ensure the healthy development of the industry, and make overall consideration of adjusting and canceling differential tariffs on fertilizer exports during off-peak and peak seasons. Exemption of value-added tax and other related policies and measures, encourage the merger and reorganization of fertilizer companies, eliminate backward, strengthen technological innovation, promote energy conservation and emission reduction, and promote the transformation and upgrading of the fertilizer industry.
In order to implement the "Opinions of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Industries", accelerate the implementation of key projects for mercury reduction, lead reduction, and replacement of highly toxic pesticides with cleaner production, and reduce the generation and discharge of high-risk pollutants such as mercury, lead and highly toxic pesticides from the source To reduce the impact on human health and ecological environment safety, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance issued the "Notice on Joint Organization and Implementation of High-risk Pollutant Reduction Action Plan." The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Economic and Information Technology Commission today: According to the requirements of the "High-risk Pollutants Reduction Action Plan", in order to grasp the use and discharge of high-risk pollutants in various regions, a plan for improving the level of cleaner production in Sichuan has been drawn up. A survey on the use and discharge of high-risk pollutants is carried out within the scope. The scope of the investigation includes the manufacturers of calcium carbide method polyvinyl chloride, fluorescent lamps, dry batteries, clinical thermometers and other manufacturers that use large amounts of mercury, lead smelting, regenerated lead, and lead-acid battery industries, as well as manufacturers of highly toxic pesticide varieties and those using harmful organic solvents in the production process. Pesticide production enterprises. Among them, the 12 highly toxic pesticide varieties include acetaminophen, phorate, isofenphos-methyl, carbofuran, methomyl, methafen, aldicarb, aluminum phosphide, omethoate, and hydrosulfuron Phosphorus, methyl bromide and endosulfan. "The amount of mercury used by manufacturers that use more mercury, such as calcium carbide process PVC, fluorescent lamps, dry batteries, and thermometers, and the amount of mercury discharged in wastewater", "the amount of lead used by companies in the lead smelting, recycled lead and lead-acid battery industries, Total discharge of lead in wastewater, discharge of lead and lead compounds in waste gas", "output of highly toxic pesticide varieties, usage of pesticide manufacturers that use harmful organic solvents in the production process, toluene, xylene and other harmful solvents" and "Whether the company is preparing or is implementing a mercury reduction, lead reduction, and highly toxic pesticide replacement cleaner production technology transformation project" is the content of this survey. It is reported that the Sichuan Provincial Economic and Information Commission will investigate the relevant situation in conjunction with the Department of Finance according to the use and discharge of high-risk pollutants provided by each city (prefecture), formulate a plan for the improvement of the level of clean production in our province, and plan for the period from 2013 to 2017. Cleaner production technology transformation projects that are completed and meet the requirements of the central government's clean production special fund rewards shall be submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance or included in the provincial special fund project library for industrial energy conservation and water conservation and elimination of backward production capacity.
Recently, EcoPesticides of the United States and the University of New Mexico technology transfer and economic development organization STC.UNM signed a licensing agreement on the new technology of "green" microbial pesticides. The license agreement includes microbial pesticide formulations and packaging and transportation technologies that are currently being patented, which can improve the effectiveness of pesticides. "Green" microbial pesticide technology uses bacteria and fungi in nature to kill specific target insects. Living biological materials need to be encapsulated with biopolymers to protect them from ultraviolet rays and heat to extend the viability and stability of living products. EcoPesticides products pose no threat to human, animal health, beneficial insects and the environment. EcoPesticides President and CEO Les Stewart said that agricultural companies, governments, investors and the public are increasingly demanding alternatives to chemical pesticides. They have gradually realized that some chemical pesticides do more harm than good. The EcoPesticides technology can expand the scope of application of microbial pesticides, directly targeting target pests, and causing very little damage to non- pests. The microbial pesticide market has a huge prospect. The market value is expected to reach US$5 billion in 2020, accounting for 10% of the global pesticide market. EcoPesticides is a bio-pesticide research and development company headquartered in New Mexico. The company's products are used to control various pests. With the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EcoPesticides' current commercial activities are closely related to its product application range and pest control business, such as locust and grasshopper control.
