Notifications for Brazil (1991 notifications)

Inclusion of the active ingredient C76 - CHRYSODEIXIS INCLUDENS NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Proposal to include the use of wood preservatives, with safety security period not determined for the active ingredient P21 - PROPICONAZOLE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

This Draft Resolution provides for toxicological information for labels and leaflets of pesticides, related products and wooden preservatives, within ANVISA.The guidelines for the preparation of toxicological information for labels and leaflets of pesticides, related products and wooden preservatives are approved within ANVISA.The purpose of this Resolution is to establish:I - the obligatory information related to the protection of human health that must be included in pesticide labels and leaflets, similar products and wooden preservatives; andII - the adoption of the labeling guidelines of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).The company is responsible for all labeling and package leaflet information, and must present it clearly and ensure that it is adequate and sufficient for health protection purposes.ANVISA may, at its discretion and with a reasoned technical justification, require the company that holds the record to change the texts of labels and package leaflets.The labels and package inserts of biological products and wooden preservatives must follow the provisions of this Resolution and the determinations provided in other specific devices and norms, and the necessary adaptations must be made to the peculiarities of the product.For information on appropriate poisoning prevention or risk minimization measures, the pictograms recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) should be used on pesticide labels and leaflets, as well as on wood preservatives.ANVISA may make available on the ANVISA website the latest version of the package leaflets and approved labels in relation to health information.Companies with already registered models of labels and pesticides, wood preservatives and preservatives must comply with this Resolution by means of a notification, with protocol under a specific subject code, and submit electronically to ANVISA all relevant documentation, up to 360 days after the validity of this Resolution, and may implement the labels and package inserts, without prior authorization from ANVISA.

The notified text informs that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction nº 9, from 19 March 2018, to approve the phytosanitary import requirements of fresh fruit (Category 3, Class 4) of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) produced in Spain.

The Draft Resolution N° 313/2017, notified through G/SPS/N/BRA/1238 - criteria and procedures for toxicological reassesment of active ingredients of pesticides - , was adopted as a final text, published as ANVISA Resolution – RDC N° 221, 28 March 2018.The full text is available only in Portuguese and can be downloaded at:

Proposal for inclusion of cepa CCT 7769 Paecilomyces fumosoroseus for the active ingredient I28 - ISARIA FUMOSOROSEA from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of coffee culture with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 15 days for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient T43 - TRIFLUMURON from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of foliar use (application) with MRL of 0.07 mg/kg and safety security period not determined due to the mode of use, change MRL from 0.05 to 0.07 mg/kg, for the use (application) as ripener, both for the sugarcane culture for the active ingredient T56 - TRINEXAPAC-ETHYL in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of acerola, olive, raspberry, blueberry and seriguela cultures, with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of 3 days; chickpea and lentil cultures with MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; castor bean and sesame cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days; lawns culture, with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use; changes safety security period from 14 to 3 days on the strawberry culture, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient T14 - THIOPHANATE-METHYL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of oat, rye, barley, wheat and triticale, with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient C07 - KASUGAMYCINOF from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of citrus culture with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period not determined due to the mode of use for the active ingredient P21 - PROPICONAZOLE from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of acerola, olive, raspberry,blueberry and seriguela cultures, with MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety security period of 3 days; peanut, chickpea and lentil cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; castor bean and sesame cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days; lawns culture, with MRL and safety security period not determined for nonfood use, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient F47 - FLUAZINAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of coffee culture, with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 60 days, for the soil use (application), for the active ingredient T30 - THIODICARB  from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

The notified text informs that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) issued Normative Instruction nº 7, from 7 March 2018, to approve the phytosanitary import requirements of in vitro seedlings (Category 4, Class 1) of Pinus (Pinus taeda) produced in Chile.

Inclusion of strain CCT7766 of Paecilomyces lilacinus (Thom) Samson, exclusion of indication of cultures according to Act n. 6/2014, inclusion of use indicated in the package leaflet, exclusion of the indication of MRLs for the active ingredient P56 - PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of pupkin, zucchini, chayote and maxixe cultures for the foliar use (application), with MRL of 0.1 mg/kg and safety security period of 7 days; oat, rye, barley and triticale cultures for the foliar use (application), with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days; millet and sorghum cultures, with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 42 days for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient C18 - CHLOROTHALONIL from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

The notified document setting out the phytosanitary requirements for the products' importation of Category 3, Class 9 and Category 4, Class 3 of host species of Amaranthus palmeri from various origins.

Inclusion of coffee culture with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety security period of 28 days for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient D17 - DIFLUBENZURON from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of lettuce culture with MRL of 3.0 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; cotton culture with MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days; potato culture with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days; sugarcane culture with MRL of 0.9 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days; bean culture with MRL of 0.6 mg/kg and safety security period of 21 days; melon culture with MRL of 1.0 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; cucumber culture with MRL of 0.6 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; red pepper culture with MRL of 0.6 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; tomato culture with MRL of 0.5 mg/kg and safety security period of one day; grape culture with MRL of 2.0 mg/kg and safety security period of seven days, all cultures for the foliar use (application) for the active ingredient F69 - FLUPYRADIFURONE in the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.

Inclusion of oat, rye, barley, wheat and triticale cultures with MRL of 0.01 mg/kg and safety securty period 'not determined' and inclusion of pea, cowpea, chickpea and lentil cultures with MRL of 0.03 mg/kg and safety security period of 30 days, all cultures for post emergency use (application) for the active ingredient Q05 - QUIZALOFOP-P from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers.