Anthracnose control possible for peppers exported to Japan

Published Oct 18, 2024

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The Rural Development Administration in South Korea has established a residue tolerance standard for hexaconazole, a pesticide used to control anthracnose in peppers, in collaboration with Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The standard is set at 0.2mg/kg. This development allows peppers treated with hexaconazole to be exported to Japan, as the lack of previous residue tolerance standards had previously prohibited its use. The administration also plans to provide guidelines on pesticide safety use to farmers and continues to work on establishing pesticide residue standards to facilitate agricultural product exports.

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Anthracnose can now be controlled using hexaconazole in peppers exported to Japan. After two years of consultation with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Rural Development Administration has established a domestic residue tolerance standard for hexaconazole, an anthracnose pesticide used when growing peppers. The residue tolerance standard for hexaconazole set by the Rural Development Administration in consultation with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare this time is 0.2mg/kg. Accordingly, the order to conduct a full inspection of hexaconazole on Korean peppers has also been lifted. Previously, Japan had no residue tolerance standards for hexaconazole used in peppers, so its use was prohibited. For this reason, if hexaconazole was detected when exporting peppers to Japan, customs clearance was also denied. The Rural Development Administration conducted a domestic residue test to establish the residue tolerance standard for hexaconazole in ...

Source: Agrinet