Turkey bans oxadiazon and chlorphenazine and extends license period for five pesticides including fenamidin

In a decision issued on November 19, the ministry called for a ban on pesticides containing the active ingredients chlorfenapyr and oxadiazon.

The ministry said the continued use of chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, beetroot, fenamidin and liguron would be allowed due to the "lack of alternatives". All seven pesticides are banned in EU countries.

The move was opposed by the Buğday (Sheat) association, which pro-ecological living, said in a report published by the association that the pesticide is not needed in viticulture. And there are alternatives to dimethoate on the market, contrary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's statement. There are also alternatives to the widely used ingredient Ligulon, the association said.

In addition, the association is calling for a ban on nine pesticides: fenamiphos, beta-cyfluthrin, Z-cypermethrin, fenamiphos, valamidine, transfluthrin, zinc phosphide, glyphosate and malathion.