Produtos agrotóxicos

Resolution – RDC n. 177, September 21th, 2017. (5 page(s), in Portuguese)

This Resolution provides for the ban on the active ingredient Paraquat in pesticides in the country and for transitional risk mitigation measures.

The production, importation, commercialization and use of technical and formulated products with the active ingredient Paraquat are prohibited after three (3) years from the date of publication of this Resolution.

New scientific evidence that excludes the mutagenic potential of Paraquat in germ cells and ensure negligible exposure at all stages of possible contact with the product may be presented to Anvisa for evaluation prior to the deadline set for a total ban on the product on the market.

The following conditions regarding products based on the active ingredient Paraquat are forbidden as of the date of publication of this Resolution:

I - the production and importation of products formulated in packages with a volume of less than 5 (five) liters;

II - the use in cultures of avocado, pineapple, asparagus, beet, cocoa, coconut, kale, pasture, pear, peach, rubber, sorghum and grape;

III - the use as desiccant; and

IV - costal, manual, aerial and open cabin tractor applications Within a maximum period of 60 (sixty) days from the date of publication of this Resolution, companies responsible for registered Paraquat-based products should develop leaflets containing alert phrases that emphasize the acute toxicity of Paraquat, its association with Parkinson's disease, its potential for mutagenicity, the prohibitions set out in Article 3 of this Resolution and the guidelines regarding the handling and application of those products.