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FRIDA, MGUST 16, 1991

HERBICIDE

1973, FIVE MFIBERS "IN A TRAGEDY WHICH TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY OF A FARMER'S FAMILY IN MUI WO WERE KILLED WHEN A BOTTLE OF (GRAMMOXONE) WAS MISTAKEN FOR SOYA SAUCE AND USED FOR FRYING RICE.

"IT WAS HIGH TIME FOR MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROL ON PESTICIDES PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE LEGISLATION INDEPENDENT OF THE DEEMED NECESSARY, HE SAID.

**

AND

WAS

THE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ADMINISTERED BY AFD CAME INTO BRING IN 1977.

ORDINANCE

"THIS

MECHANISM

FORMULATED

AND

THE OF A

CONTROLLING FOR PROVIDES ORDINANCE IMPORTATION, SALE OR SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES BY MEANS REGISTRATION AND LICENSING SYSTEM.

WHICH FOR IMPORT

"THROUGH REGISTRATION ONLY THOSE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES ARE CONSIDERED SAFE AND SUITABLE FOR USE HERE ARE ALLOWED

HE EXPLAINED. AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION,

ALL PESTICIDES "THE LICENSING OF DEALERS AND TRADERS REQUIRES

LABELLED WITH DISPLAYED FOR SALE TO BE PROPERLY STORED, BOTTLED, AND INFORMATION RELATING TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE AND COMPONENTS THE CHEMICAL.

OF

IMPORT OF

HE SAID.

"WITH THE HELP OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES IS STOPPED AT THE ENTRY POINT,

IN

AND

DR LEE SAID AFD REGULARLY TURNING TO THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE, CHECKED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES CIRCULATING

BOTTLED THE MARKET, WHETHER PESTICIDES WERE PROPERLY LABELLED OR WHETHER THE INGREDIENTS ADVERTISED COMPLIED WITH THE LEGISLATION.

COMMONLY USED ARE ALSO "THE REGISTERED PESTICIDES AND THOSE

PESTICIDE CLOSELY MONITORED SO THAT PROMPT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN IF ANY

ON THE IS FOUND TO POSE A HEALTH HAZARD OR TO HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENT," HE CONTINUED.

HE NOTED THAT

DURING

80'S, THE

THE

A TERRITORY

TOTAL OF

WERE

11 DEREGISTERED

PESTICIDES

AND

ORIGINALLY ALLOWED FOR USE IN WERE NO LONGER PERMITTED FOR IMPORTATION AND USE LOCALLY.

*1

EFFECTIVE,' "THE ABOVE SYSTEM OF CONTROL HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY

HE SAID.

AFD

BEEN HAD DR LEE SAID METHODS OF PEST CONTROL FOR FARMERS PESTICIDES.

DEVELOPING ACTIVELY

TO REDUCE THEIR

NON-CHEMICAL

DEPENDENCE

ON

ΤΟ MATERIAL REFLECTIVE

REPEL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE USE OF

ON GOURDS, AND IMPORTANT PESTS SUCH AS APHIDS ON CABBAGE AND THRIPS

WERE GOOD AND INSECTICIDE APPLICATION OF A BACTERIAL-BASED SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES IN THIS AREA OF WORK, DR LEE SAID.

THE

"IF CHEMICAL

PESTICIDES

ARE

AND

15

THE

SCREENING UNAVOIDABLE, SELECTION OF SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ONES FOR PROMOTION TO FARMERS TOP PRIORITY OF OUR PLANT PROTECTION STAFF.

/"ALL THESE