Cadmium 'evil spirit' of durian will be banned in Vietnam

Cadmium (Cd), a banned substance in durian trees that has devastated the billion-dollar export industry, is expected to be banned in Vietnam along with 30 other active ingredients.

Cadmium (Cd) - the "evil spirit" of durian, along with 30 other active ingredients, are included in the list of banned substances in Vietnam. This is a notable content in the draft Circular promulgating the "List of pesticides permitted for use in Vietnam and List of pesticides banned for use in Vietnam", submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to the Government.

Cadmium, the "evil spirit" of the durian export industry, has been included in the draft list of banned active ingredients. Photo: Chi Nhan

According to the draft, the "List of plant protection drugs banned from use in Vietnam" includes pesticides and forest product preservatives with 23 active ingredients; fungicides with 6 active ingredients; rat poison with 1 active ingredient and herbicides with 1 active ingredient.

Notably, in the group of banned active ingredients of plant protection drugs (insecticides, forest product preservatives), there is Cadmium compound (Cd), also known as cadmium. This is the active ingredient that has caused a crippling situation for the billion-dollar export industry - durian, since the end of 2024. This will facilitate the export of durian as well as Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in general in the coming time.

Cadmium or Cadmium compound (Cd) is included in the list of banned substances in Vietnam. SOURCE: DRAFT

The list of pesticides expected to be banned in Vietnam also includes active ingredients such as 2,4,5-T, captan, captafol, methamidophos, aldrin, carbofuran, chlordane, methyl parathion, parathion ethyl, BHC, lindane...

The draft also stipulates a transition period for plant protection drugs containing the active ingredient carbosulfan (in the pesticide group) that will not be imported, will only be produced for 3 months and traded and used for 2 years from the effective date of this circular.

Pesticides containing the active ingredient benfuracarb (belonging to the pesticide group) can only be manufactured and imported for 3 months and traded and used for 1 year from the effective date of this circular.

From 2017 to 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reviewed and removed from the list of pesticides allowed for use in Vietnam 14 active ingredients with high risk of affecting human health, livestock and the environment such as carbendazim, thiophanate methyl, benomyl, paraquat, 2,4D, acephate, diazinon, malathion, chlorpyrifos ethyl, fipronil, glyphosate...

In the draft, the list of pesticides allowed for use in Vietnam has 2,222 active ingredients with 5,681 trade names. Compared to current regulations, the draft has 12 more active ingredients with 431 trade names.

Of which, pesticides have 895 active ingredients with 2,194 trade names; fungicides have 840 active ingredients with 1,957 trade names; herbicides have 312 active ingredients with 994 trade names; rat poison has 9 active ingredients with 73 trade names; growth regulators have 67 active ingredients with 206 trade names; insect attractants have 8 active ingredients with 8 trade names; snail killers have 31 active ingredients with 161 trade names...

According to Chi Nhan (TNO)

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/cadimi-hung-than-cua-sau-rieng-se-bi-cam-o-viet-nam-post570540.html