Thailand: Thailand Moves Forward with Ban on Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos on 1 June 2020

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Thailand: Thailand Moves Forward with Ban on Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos on 1 June 2020

Thailand’s National Hazardous Substance Committee (NHSC) convened on April 30, a month before the WTO comment submission deadline, to reaffirm its previous decision to ban Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos effective June 1, 2020. Post anticipates that a zero-tolerance for residues of these two active ingredients (AIs) in food ingredients and food products will be endorsed by May 30, 2020, which will affect the shipments of U.S. bulk commodities particularly soybeans and wheat hereafter.

Thailand: Thailand Moves Forward with Ban on Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos on 1 June 2020

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Thailand

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