Phasing out the use of toxic pesticides

THE LATEST DRAFT AMENDMENT to the Food Safety Law, submitted to the National People's Congress for approval, encourages development of less toxic pesticides to replace highly toxic ones and forbids the use of the latter in fruit and vegetable farms, tea gardens and herbal medicine. Comments:

Agricultural production has long been globalized and all producers have to compete in the international market. Many developed countries have strict standards for agriculture. Some even conduct more than 200 tests just to check pesticide remnants in green onions. Therefore, if Chinese farmers continue using highly toxic pesticides that are banned in many other countries, how can they compete in the global market?

Legal Daily, April 21