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Australia: Changes to import conditions for manufactured wooden articles

On 11 September 2017, amendments will be made to the Manufactured Wooden Articles (MWA) pathway of the Timber and timber products BICON case. From this date, consignments of MWA treated offshore by heat, fumigation or irradiation methods will be required to be exported within six calendar months of the required treatment and be accompanied by additional storage certification in the form of a manufacturer’s, supplier’s or exporter’s declaration. A manufacturer’s declaration or supplier’s declaration will require the following statements: –…
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“Pheromones Kitchen”

Have you ever wondered what happens in the pheromone synthesis lab? It can be like cooking in the kitchen. You can create a complete product like soup, but in the process there are some steps to prepare, clean, boil, filter, and of course tasting. Pheromones are started with raw materials (chemistry). The formulas to get from step one to step two can vary from chemist to chemist, so composition and how to combine them is the choice of scientists to…
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IPAD: A one-year extension allows the import of methyl bromide-free agricultural products

Foodgrains trade body IPGA has demanded that the government allow traders methyl bromide fumigation of all imported agri-commodities at Indian ports till June 2018 to ensure smooth supply. We have sincerely urged the government to allow methyl bromide fumigation at Indian ports for next one year," India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) Chairman Pravin Dongre said. IPGA CEO Pradeep Ghorpade said the import volumes will be affected and consignments will become costlier if methyl bromide fumigation is not allowed after…
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Beetle beetles are attracted to rusty Pheromone traps

Organic chemist Dr. Smith developed the chemical to attract beetles into the trap before it went into the grain storage. Like most pheromone beetles, pheromone beetles are hard to make. This is an important finding because beetle beetle is one of the most resistant species in the world. Beetle beetles are becoming resistant. This rust pheromone trap can help capture the beetle and provide a simple field test to determine the level of resistance to phosphine. Then fumigants can adjust…
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The list of pesticides will be amended

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is drafting the Circular amending and supplementing some contents of Circular No. 03/2016 / TT-BNNPTNT dated 21/4/2016 of the Minister of Agriculture and Development To promulgate a list of plant protection drugs permitted for use or banned from use in Vietnam; To issue HS codes for plant protection drugs permitted for use or banned from use in Vietnam. Specifically, the Ministry proposes five types of plant protection drugs officially registered in the list…
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What should Vietnamese businesses do to avoid the risk of being repatriated when exporting to the US?

In the past few years, many seafood and seafood exporters exported to the US have encountered crashes and returned goods. In the first six months of this year, there were 45% of shipments to the US. Returned due to lack of process documentation of the product, not to mention product quality. One of the main reasons for this situation is that the exporters do not know the information as well as the regulations of the importing country, although the regulation…
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Fumigation at ports: Centre extends permission for agri imports till June

The Centre has extended by three months the permission given to its trading partners to fumigate consignments of pulses, lentils and other farm products at Indian ports with methyl bromide. The fumigant is banned in several countries because of its detrimental impact on the ozone layer. The relaxation of fumigation regulations, which would have expired on March 31, has now been extended till June 30. “It is informed that the competent authority in this Department has decided that consignments of…
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Ports of Auckland to Eliminate Methyl Bromide Emissions

Company will require total recapture of methyl bromide by 31 December 2017 As part of Ports of Auckland’s ambition to be the most sustainable port in New Zealand, the company will require the total recapture of methyl bromide gas used for container fumigation by September 1, 2017, and for all cargoes by the end of the year. Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson said “Methyl bromide is a very effective pesticide and a key part of New Zealand’s biosecurity defence,…
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Phosphine Disposal

Grain products shipped by rail are commonly fumigated. Often receivers of these railcars find solid Phos-phine PrePacs or magnesium phosphide in them. When this happens, the goal is to get the phosphine material safely and properly disposed. According to the label, the person receiving this railcar must be trained. The receiver must have Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) in order to handle the material safely. PPE recommended: Gloves Eye Protection Monitoring Device (Draeger Pac III or the New Pac 7000) Gas…
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Phosphine machine

Yes you can fumigate grain with Phosphine without having to worry about flames residual dust or bin entry. The HDS system uses cylinderized Phospine called VaporPhos and is blended with ambient air into a desired concentration. The Horn Diluphos System (HDS) was developed by Dr. Franciscus Horn in Chile in 1995 and he has perfected it into the form we have today. The gas mixture is injected into the grain mass, usually in bottom aeration ducts. The unit is compact,…
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