As reported, after stopping considering the issue of Metalaxyl residues on pepper imported into the EU in October 2016, in mid-December 2016 the European Commission resumed the problem and is expected to double the level. Metalaxyl's maximum allowable residues (MRLs) on pepper imports into the EU.
The latest information from the European Spices Association (ESA) on February 22, 2017 addresses the objections of the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Indian Government Spices Board (ISB), and the European Spices Association (ESA). ESA), the European Commission reviewed the new Draft Regulation on Metalaxyl on pepper and decided to suspend review and wait for the outcome of the meeting of CODEX experts to review it again, expected in time. 2018.
The EC also allows pepper growing countries (Vietnam is the world's largest producer) to submit information and data to JMPR (Joint FAO / WTO Meeting on Pesticide Residues) for Codex experts to have more data. consider.
This is good news for the pepper industry, but in the long run the serious problem of the residues of plant protection chemicals on pepper will always be set by the import markets and thus leave the Vietnamese pepper industry truly. stable development in the coming time, there is no other way to be more drastic in production, especially farmers and focal points of traders, collection and temporary storage enterprises, etc. must be jointly responsible and determined to change production and business methods towards safety and quality in order to avoid the risk of devaluation and failure to sell goods due to quality problems.
With Metalaxyl, farmers can have a large selection of new generation biological insecticides with the same fungicide eradication as Metalaxyl. Farmers should actively capture information through the extension system and agents selling pesticides in the region.
Source peppervietnam.com (VPA)
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