Auxilife Newsletter

EU Adds 34 Hazardous Chemicals to Export and Import Controls: Following an update to Annex I of the EU Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, businesses exporting specific hazardous chemicals from the EU will be subject to extra notification and consent obligations starting on October 1...

EPA Opens Glyphosate Public Comment Period : In support of the continuing registration review of the popular herbicide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available an open literature search on glyphosate. The goal of the search is to provide information for an updated...

A recent occurrence in Anhui Province, China, demonstrates the risks of depending only on AI-generated pesticide recommendations. A 67-year-old farmer reportedly lost around 150 mu (about 24.7 acres) of sesame crop after implementing a pesticide regimen developed by an AI application. The farmer had apparently...

A phase-out of paraquat use in California has begun, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), which has stated that all producers of pesticide products containing paraquat-dichloride (paraquat) have voluntarily cancelled their product registrations in the state. In November 2024, DPR started reevaluating...

APVMA 90-Day Retention Period for draft applications is a significant improvement to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA) Online Services Portal. The new policy, which will go into effect on October 3, 2026, aims to improve data security, safeguard sensitive data, and guarantee...

Philippines Fertilizer EUC Forms 2026: In order to enhance the uniformity, openness, and effectiveness of fertilizer registration processes, the Philippines’ Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) has released Memorandum Circular No. 04, Series of 2026, which introduces updated and new Experimental Use Clearance (EUC) forms. The...

India Proposes Nationwide Ban on Paraquat Dichloride, one of the world’s most contentious herbicides. The move follows similar regulatory steps in numerous countries, including Australia, and shows growing global concern about the active substance’s potential hazards to human health. On January 14, 2026, the Ministry...

OECD Releases 2026 Chemical Test Guidelines to phase out animal testing. Explore new in vitro methods, nanomaterial rules, and updates. Read more. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has officially issued its 2026 update to the Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, incorporating...

APVMA Paraquat Regulations 2026: The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has completed its evaluation of the herbicide paraquat, imposing more stringent environmental limitations, worker safety regulations, and quality standards. Although the authority came to the conclusion that there is now insufficient evidence to...